Human Development Report 2013 – The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World
The 2013 Human Development Report examines the profound shift in global dynamics driven by fast-rising new powers of the developing world and its long-term implications for human development. China has overtaken Japan as the world’s second biggest economy while lifting hundreds of millions out of poverty. India is reshaping its future with new entrepreneurial creativity and social policy innovation. Brazil is lifting living standards through expanding international relationships and antipoverty programs emulated worldwide. The “Rise of the South” is a larger phenomenon including Turkey, Mexico, Thailand, South Africa, Indonesia and many other developing nations becoming leading actors on the world stage.