In the conventional discourse on macroeconomics‎,‎ the subject of human development is at best marginal and at worst irrelevant‎.‎ In the unconventional discourse on human development‎,‎ macroeconomics or its constraints are seldom recognised‎,‎ even if its consequences are often highlighted‎.‎ There are‎,‎ however‎,‎ intersections and interconnections‎,‎ which provide the rationale for this book that seeks to map some broad contours of an unexplored‎,‎ yet important‎,‎ domain‎.‎ Macroeconomics is important for human development because it determines levels of employment‎,‎ the degree of social protection and the public provision of services such as healthcare or education‎.‎ Human development has implications and consequences for macroeconomics‎,‎ for it can mobilize or claim resources to enlarge or diminish space for macroeconomic policies‎.‎ The relationship exists‎,‎ and matters‎,‎ not only in poor countries but also in wealthy ones‎.‎ Employment‎,‎ even if neglected‎,‎ provides the critical link‎.‎ This book shows that causation runs in b‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎