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Explain Welfare approach to Human Development.

 

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Welfare approach:
(i)This approach looks at human beings as beneficiaries or targets of all development activities.
(ii)The approach argues for higher government expenditure on education, health, social secondary and amenities. People are not participants in development but only passive recipients.
(iii)The government is responsible for increasing levels of human development by maximising expenditure on welfare.

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