Download or read book Human Development Report 1998 written by United Nations Development Programme and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared by a team of eminent economists & distinguished development professionals, Human Development Report 1998 reviews the challenges that all people & all countries face - to forge consumption patterns that are more environmentally friendly, more socially equitable, that meet basic needs of all & that protect consumer health & safety. This book marshals environmental, developmental, technological & moral arguments to present a critique of consumption patterns that are inimical to human development & an agenda for action to create an enabling environment for sustainable consumption for human development.