human development

Question 1

define: human development

Answer 1

creating an environment where:
• People can develop to their full potential
• Lead productive, creative lives in accord with their needs and interests.
• Expanding people’s choices and enhancing capabilities (the range of things people can be and do)
• Having access to knowledge, health and a decent standard of living
• Participating in the life of their community and decisions affecting their lives

Question 2

define: HDI

Answer 2

• Tool developed by the UN to measure/rank countries’ levels of social/economic development
• Provides a single statistic based on three dimensions – health, education and living standards, and four indicators – life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling, expected years of schooling and gross national income per capita.

Question 3

what is the statistic? describe it.

Answer 3

0-1. higher = more HD.

four quartiles: VH, H, M, L; VH means dev’d, others are dev’ing.

Question 4

define: mean vs expected years of schooling

Answer 4

o Mean years of schooling: average no. years od education achieved by those aged 25 and older.
o Expected years of schooling: no. years of education expected for a child of school entrance age.