Culture: what is development missing?

New research on how to integrate culture and development

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15 October 2010Governments, development organisations and donors are failing to engage with a crucial component of development by ignoring culture. As 2015, the date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, approaches, we are still far from satisfying the immediate human development needs of citizens across the Commonwealth. But current development indicators don’t always appreciate the importance of cultural expression, and the lack of inclusion of cultural components in development strategies can hamper human development.

Publication typeReport
Publisher TypeAcademic research centre, APO Member
CoverageWorldwide
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/22937
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