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8 What is HDI? Name its Variables. |
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Answer» TheHuman Development Index(HDI) is a summary measure ofhuman developmentthat is published by the United NationsDevelopmentProgramme (UNDP). TheHDIprovides an alternative to the common practice of evaluating a country's progress indevelopmentbased on per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP).The HDI measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development: A long and healthy life, as measured by life expectancy at birth.Knowledge, as measured by the adult literacy rate (with two-thirds weight) and the combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrollment ratio (with one-third weight).A decent standard of living, as measured by GDP per capita in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms in US dollars. |
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