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Measuring human development
Measuring human development
The uneven distribution of resources, income and wealth in the world makes it desirable to devise a method for evaluating the relative levels of human development in different countries, but a satisfactory approach needs to go beyond calibration of output per head. This paper explores key issues concerning the measurement of human development and examines the UNDP's modified Human Development Index, assessing its potential usefulness and limitations in enabling comparisons across countries. The extent to which the approach can provide the basis for a profile of an individual country is also analysed, using Singapore as a case study.
89-106
Smith, Peter
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Smith, Peter
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Smith, Peter (1993) Measuring human development. Asian Economic Journal, 7 (1), 89-106. (doi:10.1111/j.1467-8381.1993.tb00103.x).

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The uneven distribution of resources, income and wealth in the world makes it desirable to devise a method for evaluating the relative levels of human development in different countries, but a satisfactory approach needs to go beyond calibration of output per head. This paper explores key issues concerning the measurement of human development and examines the UNDP's modified Human Development Index, assessing its potential usefulness and limitations in enabling comparisons across countries. The extent to which the approach can provide the basis for a profile of an individual country is also analysed, using Singapore as a case study.

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Published date: 1993

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Local EPrints ID: 33028
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/33028
DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1467-8381.1993.tb00103.x
PURE UUID: d5460b24-b7a9-4e6d-9668-12453a762c36

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Date deposited: 09 Jan 2008
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 07:41

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Author: Peter Smith

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