Mahbub ul Haq (February 22, 1934 - July 16, 1998) was an Pakistan

Pakistan

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i economist

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 who is known to be the pioneer of Human development theory

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 and the founder of the Human Development Report

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. His works also opened new avenues to policy proposals for human development paradigms

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, such as the 20:20 Global Compact and the setting up of the UN Economic Security Council that became the inspirations for the establishment of United Nations Economic and Social Council

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Haq attended Government College, Lahore for his first degree.