Paul Streeten

TL;DR: A review of the approaches and concepts associated with the measurement of development efforts in developing countries can be found in this paper, where the authors conclude that the use of social and human indicators is the most promising supplement of GNP, particularly if work on social indicators is done in areas central to the basic needs approach.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the characteristics of small economies and discuss the advantages and disadvantages arising from these characteristics, concluding that small economies by their very nature tend to be less diversified and to have relatively high foreign trade risks.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify some of the unsettled questions related to anti-poverty strategies, such as who is to determine basic needs, what is the purpose of participation, what form should it take, how does a right to participate relate to the political/administrative structures necessary for efficient implementation of the basic needs approach, and how the relationship between the redistribution approach to development and the basic need approach requires fundamental systemic change, or is it a palliative?

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors answer critics of the basic needs approach to economic development, and explore the feasibility of implementing such an approach as well as ways of measuring performance, and discuss the presumed conflict between economic growth and basic needs.