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title:Assault on Poverty : Basic Human Needs, Science and Technology
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publisher:International Development Research Centre
isbn10 | asin:0889368007
print isbn13:9780889368002
ebook isbn13:9781552500262
language:English
subjectBasic needs--Developing countries, Poverty--Developing countries, Technology--Economic aspects--Developing countries, Science--Economic aspects--Developing countries, Technology--Social aspects--Developing countries, Science--Social aspects--Developing co
publication date:1997
lcc:HC79.B38U55 1997eb
ddc:338.9/27/091724
subject:Basic needs--Developing countries, Poverty--Developing countries, Technology--Economic aspects--Developing countries, Science--Economic aspects--Developing countries, Technology--Social aspects--Developing countries, Science--Social aspects--Developing co

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AN
ASSAULT
ON
POVERTY

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AN
ASSAULT
ON
POVERTY

BASIC HUMAN NEEDS,SCIENCE, ANDTECHNOLOGY

Panel on Technology for Basic Needs
United Nations Commission on
Science and Technology for Development

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

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Published jointly by the

International Development Research Centre
PO Box 8500, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1G 3H9

and the

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

United Nations 1997

Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data

United Nations. Commission on Science and Technology for Development.Panel on Technology for Basic Needs

An assault on poverty: basic human needs, science, and technology

Co-published by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 1-55250-026-8

1. Basic needs Planning.
2. Sustainable development Planning.
3. Technology Planning.
I. International Development Research Centre (Canada).
II. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
III. Title.

HC79.B38U54 1997 338.91 C97-900030-0

A microfiche edition is available.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in aretrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of theInternational Development Research Centre and the United Nations Conferenceon Trade and Development. The views expressed herein are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the International DevelopmentResearch Centre or the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.The designations employed in this publication do not imply the expression of anyopinion whatsoever of the International Development Research Centre or theUnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development concerning the legal statusof any country, territory, city, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning thedelimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

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Contents

Foreword Oscar Serrate

vii

Preface Arnoldo K. Ventura

x

Acknowledgments

xii

Part I. The Panel on Technology for Basic Needs

Chapter 1
Science and Technology for Basic Needs: A Bridge

Chapter 2
Science and Technology for Development: An Overview

Part II. Individual Contributions

Introduction

Chapter 3
Policy Guidelines Gustavo Fernndez

Chapter 4
The Forgotten Strategy Arnoldo K. Ventura and Martin E.D. Henry

Chapter 5
Old Imperatives, Fresh Approaches Dilmus D. James

Chapter 6
Sustainable Human Development in a Fractured Global Order Francisco R. Sagasti

Chapter 7
Science for Sustainable Human Development,Technologies for Vital Rights Oscar Serrate

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Chapter 8
Technology and Basic Needs in Ethiopia Getaneh Yiemene

Part III. UN Contributions

Chapter 9
United Nations System and Selected Organizations:Activities Involving Technologies for Basic Needs United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Chapter 10
Technology for Small-scale Economic Activities to Address the Basic Needs of Low-income Populations Food and Agriculture Organization

Chapter 11
Technology-related Work for Basic Needsof Low-income Populations International Labour Organization

Chapter 12
Activities in Technical and Vocational Education United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Chapter 13
Technology for Health, Particularly for Low-income Populations World Health Organization

Appendix I
The Panel on Technology for Small-scale Economic Activitiesto Address the Basic Needs of Low-income Populations

Appendix II
Experts Contributing, as Friends of the Chair,to the Work of the Panel

Appendix III
The Commission on Science and Technology for Development

Appendix IV
Acronyms and Abbreviations

Bibliography

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Foreword

After 2 years of intense and innovative efforts, the Panel on Technology for Small-scale Economic Activities to Address the Basic Needs ofLow-income Populations (the Panel on Technology for Basic Needs) ofthe new United Nations Commission on Science and Technology forDevelopment ( CSTD ) is presenting its findings. After recent international summits and decisions, CSTD was entrusted with debating andlaying down guidelines for one of the most complex and delicate problems of contemporary life: the role of science and technology ( S & T ) indevelopment.

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