Poverty and Development Situationer PDF

Poverty and Development Situationer What is development? The process of improving the quality of all human lives and capabilities by raising people’s levels of living, self- esteem, and freedom. Todaro and Smith (p. 36) Development is about the enhancement of human wellbeing. de Janvry and...

Poverty and Development Situationer What is development? The process of improving the quality of all human lives and capabilities by raising people’s levels of living, self- esteem, and freedom. Todaro and Smith (p. 36) Development is about the enhancement of human wellbeing. de Janvry and Sadoulet (p. 31) Wellbeing A multidimensional concept Implies priorities and trade-offs Defining development is: A national and personal choice Reflects the social needs and aspirations Specific to an individual, group, class, or nation What is the most significant and accepted method development and wellbeing are thought Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Globally: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 17 Goals 169 Targets 232 Indicators Philippine-Specific AmBisyon Natin 2040 Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 AmBisyon Natin 2040 The Life of all Filipinos by 2040 Matatag, Maginhawa at Panatag na Buhay By 2040, Filipinos enjoy a strongly rooted, comfortable, and secure life. In 2040, we will all enjoy a stable and comfortable lifestyle, secure in the knowledge that we have enough for our daily needs and unexpected expenses, that we can plan and prepare for our own and our children’s future. Our family lives together in a place of our own, and we have the freedom to go where we desire, protected and enabled by a clean, efficient, and fair government. AmBisyon Natin 2040 AmBisyon Natin 2040 Filipinos… Live in a prosperous, predominantly middle class society where no one is poor Live a long and healthy life Are smart and innovative Live in a high-trust society PDP 2023-2028: Transformation Digitization Continued digital transformation of the government Servification Building up the services sector through inter-sectoral linkages Dynamic Innovation Ecosystem Innovation at the heart of job and industrial development Enhanced Connectivity Developing physical and digital infrastructural connections Greater collaboration between local and national government Better preparing LGUs to serve as frontline service providers Partnership with the private sector Reconfiguring PPPs to improve the competition environment and narrow the digital divide PDP 2023-2028: Strategic Framework PDP 2023-2028: Target Outcomes GDP Growth: Poverty by 2028: 6.0% to 7.0% in 2023 Incidence to 9.0% 6.5% to 8.0% from 2024-2028 Inflation within 2.0 to 4.0% Global Innovation Index by 2028: Subsistence to 2.5% to 3.5% Top 33 percent in the world Fiscal Discipline: Employment by 2028: Gov’t deficit to GDP from 6.5% (2022) to 3.0% by 2028 Unemployment to 4.0% to 5.0% Gov’t debt to GDP 63.7% to 51.1% Private employment to 53% to 55% by 2028 Development Situations 1. Population 2. Education 3. Health 4. Labor and Migration 5. Peace and Security 6. Environment 7. Science and Innovation 8. Agricultural Industries 9. Manufacturing Industries 10. Service Industries Development Situations Compare what you find against developments in the following areas of the world: ASEAN East Asia Asia India, South American, and African countries OECD countries Global average COVID-19: The Great Rewind and Stop Button Infographic excerpts taken from the UN-SDG reports Still, many longstanding problems exist Infographic excerpts taken from the UN-SDG reports Who are affected? Who are affected the most? What is poverty? How do we define poverty? What does it mean to be poor? Synthesis Development is easier to define because… Humanity has ideas of an ideal life Poverty is a lot more tricky because… Our approach also matters But these concepts share similarities Multifaceted Measurable Interconnected To be poor is to be undeveloped or underdeveloped (…?) References United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision The World Bank Group (2020). World Bank Open Data. ASEAN Statistical Yearbook 2022