Economic growth and human development

Economic growth is essential for human development, but to exploit fully the opportunities for improved well-being that growth offers, it needs to be properly managed. Some developing countries have been very successful in managing their growth to improve the human condition, others less so. There is no automatic link between economic growth and human progress. One of the most pertinent policy issues concerns the exact process through which growth translates, or fails to translate, into human development under different development conditions.

Related Subject(s): Développement économique et social