tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827250720771498655.post2243353938661393188..comments2023-10-25T09:24:05.980-05:00Comments on Sustainable Development: The Scene in Uganda: Human RightsProf. Roothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05091555768823101805noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827250720771498655.post-46739851791866304182013-06-21T18:41:40.657-05:002013-06-21T18:41:40.657-05:00The advancement of Human Rights represents an umbr...The advancement of Human Rights represents an umbrella movement that seeks to protect individuals and minorities and provide an area for individual expression. Kelsey raises a good point, one that was brought up during the presentation at many points viz. "if you want development, it comes at a cost." This statement rings true in more ways then one: in one sense, the development of a country is brought about on the shoulders of the poor and oppressed, we often see this is capitalist societies such as the U.S. where the vast majority of capital is held in the hands of a few while 90% of the population constitute the remainder of this capital. In another sense we could be talking about development in terms of social rights and equality. However, if we were to focus solely upon the advancement of these social rights, very likely the economy and the environment would suffer as a result. That is why I felt Josephine's lecture linked up well with the core theme of our class, sustainability, because as we have learned, attaining sustainability in all three categories: social, economic, and environmental, is no easy task and a balance must be the end goal of any effort to promote sustainability because otherwise we favor one aspect too heavily that leads to the detriment of the other aspects. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681823099620335731noreply@blogger.com