There is no set agreed definition for development'.
development only came into English language in the 18th century. Its root meaning .
was of unfolding and later extended to the growth': as countries experience increased .
growth their productive capacity expands and they become develop'. .
"Development is about expanding the choices people have to lead lives that they .
value- (Human Development Report 2001). .
Nonetheless, various definitions of development tend to concentrate on poverty and .
deprivation in third world countries. .
The development' issue has become a full-scale argument in recent years. .
Whether development means progress varies from country to country. Developing .
countries have become increasingly heterogeneous with differential patterns of .
development performances. In Africa therefore, the development tends to have a very .
short history, with development programmes only being set up in the late 19th century. .
The effectiveness of development that whether it leads to the progress, economically, .
politically or socially is open to interpretation.
Development in the West and North America has been steady and .
successful. Example could be taken from industrial revolution in the UK in relation to .
development has progressed further the transformation of manufacturing into science-.
based activity despite new economic problems created by new technologies. .
However, the positive side to this is that development has made it possible for .
individuals with some or no literacy skills to enter into most branches of employment .
by feasible means of "learning by doing-. However, for the developing world the .
basic process of transforming natural resources into useful end products requires .
technology exceeding far beyond the knowledge of their population. So any third .
world country who wishes to catch up to the industrialised core nation in terms of .
efficiency and diversity of its economic activity faces severe problems of starting its .