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CHAPTER IV
Chapter IV
Inclusive Development
Once this chapter has been concluded, the reader should understand different
development models, the “inclusive development” concept, why this development
strategy is so important to people with disabilities and their families, the
kinds of actions that should be developed to promote this model, and the instruments
or means that can be used to promote more inclusive development.
1. Development models
In some or most of our countries, a development model is understood as an
economic model, and this includes the most permanent and structural aspects,
both medium and long-range, of a nation’s economic policy.
It is the form in which a society:
• Uses the nation’s resources,
• Interrelates with other societies,
• Responds to changes and processes, both internal and external,
• Designs institutions to achieve its objectives, and
• (Very importantly) DISTRIBUTES the revenues generated by its productive
activities.
The United Nations defines development as the substantial improvement in the
social and material conditions of people, in a framework of respect for cultural
values. To achieve this development, countries utilize different models and obtain
a range of different outcomes.
If we think about or evaluate our countries’ development in recent years, it is
very likely that we will conclude that it does not fit the UN’s definition of development.
One of the main problems with our models is that the wealth they
generate is not well distributed.
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