Dr. Mahbub ul Haq’s stature: The prominent economist of Pakistan

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Dr. Mahbub ul Haq’s stature

Haq was regarded as an original thinker and a major innovator of new ideas in the field of development economics. He was named one of the fifty key thinkers on development in a book, alongside Karl Marx, Thomas Malthus, and Mahatma Gandhi. (David Simon, Fifty Key Development Thinkers, Routledge, London, 2006)

The Human Development Index, created by Haq and Amartya Sen has become one of the most prominent and commonly used indexes for measuring human development across countries. The United Nations Development Program ( UNDP) has utilized the HDI in its yearly Human Development Reports since 1990. He also presented South Korea with a five-year plan that aided the country’s quick development.

Posthumous recognition

The Mahbub ul Haq Award for Extraordinary Contribution to Human Development was established in Haq’s honor, and it is given to a notable national, regional, or global person who has exhibited outstanding commitment to improving human development understanding and advancement. The Mahbub ul Haq Award honors both political and civil society leaders on a rotating basis. The following people have received this award:

2014 — Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway and a member of The Elders.

2009 — Frances Stewart, author, researcher, and advocate for human development.

2004 — Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee ( BRAC).

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