What is "Development"?

As I stand witness in my wanderings how often the word 'Development' is being used in every academic arguments around cafe tables, between frustration to wait in front of a machine to a world map based on development. Everyone seems to agree we need development like we need as one blog states.

'Lant Prichett gives a pretty precise definition of development as rapid "modernization" giving examples of the West's development in the 19th century, Japan's Meiji Restoration and Korea's modernization in the 60's.'

What value does the word carry in our lives today? An attempt is made by reaction article by Najim in India Development blog through a social experiment through answering three questions

1. What is my definition of development? (3 lines)

When change occurs by confluence rather than conflict, development is the measure of that change.

2. One word definition for development?

Convergence

3. If country X (any developing country you can relate to) is said to have achieved development Y years from now, what features of the country constitute your definition of a developed country?

Human culture, Self Governance, Food security, Carbon offset, Water security,


  
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Saugat Datta
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