The Catholic Doctrine of ‘Integral Human Development’ and its Influence on the International Development Community (abstract)
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- La doctrine catholique du « développement humain intégral » et son influence sur la communauté internationale du développement [fr]
Abstract
In 1967, Pope Paul VI posited the notion of ‘integral human development’, which, as developed by his successors, John Paul II and Benedict XVI, broke with the modern project of purely economic and technological development, resulting in an original understanding of ‘development’. The papal doctrine, as conventional conceptions of development, is in favour of economic growth, technological innovation and the implementation of social programmes. As ‘integral human development’, however, emphasises the religious goal of reconciling humanity and God through the creation of a human family over these more material social and economic issues, it cannot be equated to secular development theory. This chapter highlights the unique character of this doctrine and examines its influences on the theoretical framework of the international development community.
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Thematic keywords:
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), catholicism, international cooperation, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), poverty, religionEditors' notes
Paperback reference : Bertina, L. (2013) "The Catholic Doctrine of ‘Integral Human Development’ and its Influence on the International Development Community", in International Development Policy: Religion and Development, No.4, Geneva: Graduate Institute Publications, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 115-127.
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Ludovic Bertina, “The Catholic Doctrine of ‘Integral Human Development’ and its Influence on the International Development Community (abstract)”, International Development Policy | Revue internationale de politique de développement, 4 | 2013, 115-127.
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Ludovic Bertina, “The Catholic Doctrine of ‘Integral Human Development’ and its Influence on the International Development Community (abstract)”, International Development Policy | Revue internationale de politique de développement [Online], 4 | 2013, Online since 14 February 2013, connection on 12 December 2024. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/poldev/1402; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/poldev.1402
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