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    Introduction: The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development"‚ "high human development"‚ "medium human development"‚ and "low human development" countries. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of life expectancy‚ literacy‚ education and standards of living for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being‚ especially child welfare. It is used to

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    Human development is the process of increasing people’s choices by expanding their human capabilities‚ functioning and opportunities‚ and at the same time‚ raising the level of their achieved well-being in a sustainable manner. Human development therefore focuses on people and the satisfaction of their basic needs. Human Development Index The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is regularly publishing their global Human Development Reports (HDRs) since 1990 to measure the country’s in human

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    Human Development Index (HDI) The first Human Development Report introduced a new way of measuring development by combining indicators of life expectancy‚ educational attainment and income into a composite human development index‚ the HDI. The breakthrough for the HDI was the creation of a single statistic which was to serve as a frame of reference for both social and economic development. The HDI sets a minimum and a maximum for each dimension‚ called goalposts‚ and then shows where each country

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    What is HDI? HDI (Human Development index) is a way of measuring development by combining indicators of life expectancy‚ educational attainment and income. The breakthrough for the HDI was the creation of a single statistic which was to serve as a frame of reference for both social and economic development. The HDI sets a minimum and a maximum for each dimension‚ called goalposts‚ and then shows where each country stands in relation to these goalposts‚ expressed as a value between 0 and 1. It is

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    Human development index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of life expectancy‚ literacy‚ education and standards of living for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being‚ especially child welfare. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed‚ a developing or an underdeveloped country‚ and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life. The index was developed in 1990 by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and Indian economist Amartya

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    What is HDI? The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development"‚ taken as a synonym of the older terms "standard of living" and/or "quality of life"‚ and distinguishing "very high human development"‚ "high human development"‚ "medium human development"‚ and "low human development" countries. HDI was devised and launched by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq‚ followed by Indian economist Amartya Sen in 1990. The HDI is a comparative measure

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    PROJECT ON HUMUN DEVELOPMENT INDEX A brief history of india The story begins on 15 August 1947. Two hundred years of subservience to the British Empire came to an end with the Partition; the violent carving away of British India into Muslim and Hindu-dominated states.  On 26 January 1950‚ the Constitution was adopted‚ defining India as a sovereign‚ socialist‚ secular republic. While shedding British domination‚ India chose to retain the British two-tiered parliamentary system‚ made up of a

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    The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy‚ education‚ and income indices to rank countries into four tiers of human development. These had the explicit purpose "to shift the focus of development economics from national income accounting to people centred policies". A simple composite measure of human development was needed in order to convince the public‚ academics‚ and policy-makers that they can and should evaluate development not only by economic advances but

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    Human development is very important in terms of living conditions in different countries. The statement "any society committed to improving the lives of its people must also be committed to full and equal rights for allEis true. The UN considers three factors to calculate human development in a country. These factors cover many aspects of a country‚ including social development in a country. Income‚ education‚ and healthy living are considered to be the most important factors in human development

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    HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ECUADOR In order for there to be great countries‚ there must be great people‚ for people are the hub of progression and advancement and are what enable economies to function. Therefore‚ to measure the strength of a country solely based on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or by the rise and fall of incomes within that nation is an inaccurate way of assessing that nation’s development. There are more important factors that should be evaluated to represent that strength instead

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