ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Human Development Index
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Economic Development Index
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Human Growth Index
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Country Development Index
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Human Development Index (HDI) is a measurement system used by the United Nations to evaluate the level of individual human development in each country. It was introduced by the U.N. in 1990.
Detailed explanation-2: -These were devised and launched by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq in 1990, and had the explicit purpose “to shift the focus of development economics from national income accounting to people-centered policies".
Detailed explanation-3: -How is it defined? The HDI is a summary composite measure of a country’s average achievements in three basic aspects of human development: health, knowledge and standard of living.
Detailed explanation-4: -Data: The United Nations Development Programme is the institution that publishes the Human Development Index.
Detailed explanation-5: -Description: Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq created HDI in 1990 which was further used to measure the country’s development by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).