HDR 2004 argues that states must actively devise multicultural policies to prevent discrimination on cultural grounds-religious, ethnic and linguistic.
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"Published for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)." Sales no. not printed. Material type: Reports/studies. As of 1998 also filed under UN sales no. Accommodating people's growing demands for their inclusion in society, for respect of their ethnicity, religion, and language, takes more then democracy and equitable growth. Also needed are multicultural policies that recognize differences, champion diversity and promote cultural freedoms, so that all people can choose to speak their language, practice their religion, and participate in shaping their culture ... so that all people can choose to be who they are.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Overview: Cultural liberty in today's diverse world ch. 1. Cultural liberty and human development ch. 2. Challenges for cultural liberty ch. 3. Building multicultural democracies ch. 4. Confronting movements for cultural domination ch. 5. Globalization and cultural choice Human development indicators.