Basic Human Needs

Failure of the Decade of Development led to a change in approach in the 1970s.

Focus changed to human resource development

Policies included attempt to provide clean water, sanitation, basic health care, health education, basic literacy, and so on.

However, a series of compelling flaws, both in the theory and its execution undermined stage theories. Not only did most nations fail to "develop," in many cases people became poorer.