Who among the following has given the concept of Human Development ?

Amartya Sen

Mahbub-ul-Haq

Sukhamoy Chakravarty

G.S. Chaddha

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The correct answer is Mahbub-ul-Haq.

Mahbub-ul-Haq, a Pakistani economist, is credited with conceptualizing human development as a process of expanding people’s capabilities and choices. He was instrumental in creating the Human Development Index (HDI) and launching the first Human Development Report for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1990.

Amartya Sen, an Indian economist and Nobel laureate, provided significant theoretical work on the capabilities approach, which underpins the concept of human development. While both economists were key figures in the development of the human development framework, Mahbub-ul-Haq is primarily recognized for originating the concept and the HDI framework. Sukhamoy Chakravarty and G.S. Chaddha were prominent Indian economists but are not primarily associated with the concept of Human Development in this context.

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