The right to
development implies the right to improvement and advancement of economic,
social, cultural and political conditions. Improvement of global quality of
life means the implementation of change that ensures every person a life of
dignity; or life in a society that respects and helps realize all human rights.
These changes must include the eradication and alleviation of widespread
conditions of poverty, unemployment, and inequitable social conditions.
Sustainable development ensures the well-being of the human person by
integrating social development, economic development, and environmental
conservation and protection.
Social
development implies that the basic needs of the human being are met through the
implementation and realization of human rights. Basic needs include access to
education, health services, food, housing, employment, and the fair
distribution of income. Social development promotes democracy to bring about
the participation of the public in determining policy, as well as creating an
environment for accountable governance. Social
development works to empower the poor and to expand their use of available
resources in order meet their own needs, and change their own lives. Special
attention is paid to ensure equitable treatment of women, children, people of
indigenous cultures, people with disabilities, and all members of populations
considered most vulnerable to the conditions of poverty.
Economic
development expands the availability of work and the ability of individuals to
secure an income to support themselves and their families. Economic development
includes industry, sustainable agriculture, as well as integration and full
participation in the global economy. Social and economic developments are
dependent on one another for full realization.
It is
impossible to separate the well-being of the human person from the well-being
of the earth. Therefore truly sustainable development places just as much
importance on the protection and of the earth and the earth's resources.
International documents that include the environmental aspect of development
affirm and reaffirm that "human beings are at the centre of concern for
sustainable development. They are entitled to a healthy and productive life in
harmony with nature…" As the goal of sustainable development is to
permanently improve the living conditions of human beings, social and economic
developments must be carried out in a way that is environmentally and
ecologically sound; ensuring the continual rejuvenation and availability of
natural resources for future generations.
COMPREHENSION
1. Decide if these statements are true or false; then,
justify your answer.
a. Sustainable development
ensures the well-being of the human person by only integrating social
development.
Truer Falser
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b. Social development
includes industry, sustainable agriculture, as well as integration and full
participation in the global economy.
Truer Falser
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c. Economic development
basic needs iclude access to education, health
services, food, housing, employment, and the fair distribution of income.
Truer Falser
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d. It is possible to
separate the well-being of the human person from the well-being of the earth.
Truer Falser
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d. Social development and
economic development are independent from each other.
Truer Falser
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2. Answer the following questions briefly, in your own
words as far as possible.
a. What does improvement of
global quality of life mean?
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b. What does sustainable
development ensure?
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c. What does social
development imply?
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d. What do international
documents affirm and reaffirm?
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3. Look at the box below and put the right element in the right column.
Industry, access to
education, sustainable agriculture, housing, employment, fair distribution of
income, equitable treatment of women, integration and full participation in the
global economy, health services, food
Social
Development (Basic Needs) |
Economic
Development |
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4. Match the following words with
their definitions.
Word |
|
Definition |
Imply |
To make something
certain to happen. |
|
Implementation |
To increase in size,
number or importance, or to make something increase in this way. |
|
Ensurespan
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The act of making
something such as an idea, plan, or law starts to work. |
|
Eradication |
To involve something
or make it necessary. |
|
Expand |
To state something as
true. |
|
Equitable |
The act of getting rid
of completely or destroying something bad. |
|
Affirm |
Making something such
as an organization or place good and or effective again. |
|
Rejuvenation |
Fair and reasonable; treating
everyone in the same way. |