Measures of Development Flashcards

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Define economic development

A

An increase in living standards of an economy

(for essays)
A process which real GNI per capita incomes increased such that inhabitants of a country benefit from increased living standards.

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recall:
Define economic growth?

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An increase in the productive capacity of an economy over time

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3
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3 reasons why GNI per capita
is a great form of measuring economic development and not

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Yes:
1. Increase in GNI -> average income increased, more jobs available

  1. data is widely available

No:
1. Inflation may distort data

  1. Does not indicate inequality as it is only average
  2. size of informal sector?
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4
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Whats HDI
H.. D… I..

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Health development index

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5
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Whats GNI

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GDP + net income from abroad

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6
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Explain how HDI measure economic development

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3 factors:
1. Health - Average life expectancy
2. Living Standards - Real GNI per capita
3. Education - Average years spent in schools

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7
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Advantages and Disadvantages of using HDI
as measurement of economic development

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Ads:
1. holistic- it focuses on a range of indicators rather than just one, takes account of different benchmarks

  1. good for comparing countries - it makes it easy to see which countries are most developed and which are least developed

Ds:
1. unreliable - there are many indicators that it does not use, living standards and electricity in india (reasonable income but lack electricity stability)

  1. ignores inequality - the distribution of development which can be measured by looking at the gini coefficient (Norway and Israel)
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8
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how to measure HDI

A

(health x education x living standards)^1/3

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9
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What are other indicators of measurement of development in economy?

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  1. IHDI (accounts inequality)
  2. MPI (multi-dimensional poverty index)
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