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DEVELOPMENT

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CHAPTER 1 -

DEVELOPMENT
IMPORTANCE OF AVERAGES
Since countries have different populations comparing total income does not tell us
what an average person is likely to earn, hence we compare the average income
which is the total income of the country divided by its total population. It is also called
per capita income.
Criterion used by the World Bank as per World Development Report 2006, in
classifying the countries.
World Bank says that countries with the per capita income of Rs 4,53,000 per annum
and above in 2004 are called rich countries and those with the per capita income of
Rs 37,000 or less are called low-income countries.
India comes in the category of low income countries because its per capita income in
2004 was just Rs 28000 per annum. Rich countries excluding the countries of Middle-
East and certain other small countries are generally called developed countries.
KEY TERMS

Development is Growth of economy along with the improvement in the quality of


life of the people like health, education etc.
Per capita income Is the average income obtained as the ratio between National
Income and Population of a country.
National income Is the money value of final goods and services produced by a
country during an accounting year
KEY TERMS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
It is a composite Index prepared by United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
through its Annual Human Development
Report published every year. Major
parameters such as longevity of life, levels
of literacy and Per capita income are used
to measure the development of countries.
World countries are ranked accordingly in to
Very High Developed countries, High
Developed countries, Medium Developed
countries and Low Developed countries.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX

Infant Mortality Rate- The number of


children that die before the age of
one year as a proportion of 1,000 live
birth in that particular year.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
Net Attendance Ratio-It is the total number of children of age group 6-10 attending
school as a percentage of total number of children in the same age group.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
Body Mass Index (BMI) one way to find out if adults are undernourished is to
calculate Body Mass Index. Divide the weight of a person (in kg) by the square of
the height (in metres). If this figure is less than 18.5 then the person would be
considered undernourished. If this BMI is more than 25, then a person is
overweight.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
Literacy Rate. It measures the proportion of literate population in the 7 and above
age group.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
It means development without hampering the Environment. It is the process of
development that satisfies the present needs without compromising the needs
of the future generation.

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