Problem
Ignored social needs of developing countries
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Social issues overshadowed by economic issues in North-South discussionsUnintegrated development
Lack of understanding of social and economic contexts in development programmes
Imbalance in economic and social planning
Nature:
Economic development, and particularly industrialization, is too often implemented without due application of a unified approach of integrated and balanced economic and social planning. This may give rise to social problems and retards development. In many countries poverty and mass unemployment, for example, are so widespread and affect so critically the social equilibrium that they constitute, in themselves, blocks to further improvement. It is no longer possible to rely on the assumption that an expanding modern economic sector will, in a reasonable interval of time, absorb the mass of people and provide them with decent living standards. Broader Problems:
Social apathySocial underdevelopmentInternational economic injusticeInadequate response to societal needsUnethical practices relating to developmentIncreasing unsustainability of global development Narrower Problems:
Abuse of native peoplesDeficient social planningInadequate primary health careSocial hardships of economic reformStructural failure of integrated rural developmentInappropriate industrialization in developing countries Aggravates:
Sectoral imbalancesCountries in crisisEconomic uncertaintyEconomic exploitationSocial unaccountabilityInadequate working conditionsNeglect of agricultural and rural lifeShortage of professional and technical personnelDifficulty of implementing development programmesImbalance between urbanization and industrializationIneffective delivery of basic human resource services Reduced By:
Globalization of social issuesStrategies:
Orienting economic policy toward social needProviding a platform for South-South NGO cooperationDialoguing between North and SouthIntegrating developmentIgnoring plight of disadvantaged peopleBalancing economic and social planningUnbalancing economic and social planningProviding sufficient understanding of social and economic contexts in development programmesAbstaining from understanding of social and economic contexts in development programmes References:
Wignaraja, Ponna: New Social Movements in the SouthGlyn, Andrew and Bhaskar, V: The North, The South and the Environment Subject(s):
Society → SocialAmenities → Living conditions
Societal Problems → Imbalances
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Management → Planning
Economics → Economic
Development → Development
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
05.06.2000 – 00:00 CEST