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East Timor: An Alternative Reading of the Human Development Report

Categories: East Asia, Timor-Leste, Development, Economics & Business, Environment, Governance

Following the launch of the United Nations “Human Development Report 2011 – Timor Leste” [pdf [1]], the portuguese economist Almeida Serra, from the blog É a economia, estúpido! (It's the economy, stupid!) [pt], makes an alternative analysis [2]. Serra claims [3] that a significative share of the oil revenues have no impact in timorese citizens income.