Subject: UNDP Human Development Report 1997 List members may find the UNDP Human Development Report useful and interesting - below is information on how to obtain the report. ***************************************************************** Website: UNDP Human Development Report 1997 ***************************************************************** The United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report Office provides two useful selections from its "Human Development Report 1997". " Overview of HDR 1997" is a detailed summary of the contents of the report, discussing world poverty and a six point strategy for poverty reduction. "HDR 1997 Rank- ings" contain Human Development Index, Gender-Related Develop- ment Index and Gender Empowerment Measure rankings tables for 175 countries. More detailed information on the meaning of the HDI is contained in "Analytical Tools for Human Development." Full text of the report is forthcoming, and ordering information is avail- able at the site. The Address: http://www.undp.org/undp/hdro/index.htm/home.htmlml Full-text order information: http://www.undp.org/undp/hdro/97order.htmome.htmlml *****************************************************************