From an unpromising start as 'the basket-case' to present day plaudits for its human development achievements, Bangladesh plays an ideological role in the contemporary world order, offering proof that the neo-liberal development model works under the most testing conditions.
The pinnacle of human development is the achievement of the ego, which imposes order on the anarchy of a primitive mind buffeted by magical thinking.
No bulbous gurus, no unresponsive Japanese supervillains, just me and the Rev and some slickly illustrated PowerPoint presentations each afternoon, going over how the four-unit foundation of love provided a stable bridge between the perfection stage of human development and the achievement of the three divine blessings.
Every person marks each stage of human development with certain achievements, and each stage is affected by the previous stage while additionally affecting the next one.
Some are also ranked as medium human development, a measure of achievement in key areas such as health, income and standard of living.
By 'resource-poor' countries, we agree with the classification made by Wright (2003) (cited in Hunt, 2008:680) [ 15], who combines the following indices of gross domestic product: health expenditure, overall health system achievement, human development and morphine consumption, to identify resource-poor countries in relation to health.
Since 1990, the global human development index, a measure of achievement encompassing life expectancy, the ability to acquire knowledge and to achieve a decent standard of living, has increased by more than 20%, with least developed countries increasing by 45%.
"In many developing countries, the consequences of the crisis could be a possible reversal of the gains in human development and progress towards the achievement of the MDGs, especially in the areas of healthcare, including reduction of child mortality, improvement of maternity health, and education," said Ms. Consuelo Vidal, UN Resident Coordinator.
"Over the last decades, we have witnessed achievements in human development that were once thought impossible," said Selim Jahan, the report's author.
