strategy
Orienting economic policy toward social need
Synonyms:
Redirecting investment to meet real needs Implementation:
Many UN agencies have emphasized the need to take account of human needs in determining economic adjustment and restructuring policies and programmes, including measures to safeguard the poor, especially in areas of health and education, and "debt swaps for children". Broader:
OrientingImproving development modelIntegrating social policiesProviding humanitarian supportImproving economic policy-makingDeveloping socially responsible economy Narrower:
Swapping debtsInvesting ethicallyPromoting fair tradePromoting fair tradeIntentionalizing use of resourcesDeveloping value codes for businessExpanding role of children and youth in sustainable developmentProviding sufficient understanding of social and economic contexts in development programmesIncluding environmental, social and gender impact analyses in sustainable development programmes Facilitates:
Developing housing policyEasing struggle for existenceProviding sufficient economic rights Facilitated by:
Recognizing socio-economic interdependenciesInvolving stakeholders in management decisionsEnsuring national economic policies support sustainable development Problems:
Devaluation of education by survival needsFailure to adapt general initiatives to specific needs
Ignored social needs of developing countries
Irresponsibility towards future generations
Lack of protection for the vulnerable
Social hardships of economic reform
Values:
UneconomicUnsociable Subjects:
Society → SocialAmenities → Living conditions
Commerce → Investment
Economics → Economic
Policy-making → Policy
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
