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The human development index as a criterion for optimal planning

Author(s) -

Merwan Engineer,

Ian King,

Nilanjana Roy

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

indian growth and development review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.162

H-Index - 12

eISSN - 1753-8262

pISSN - 1753-8254

DOI - 10.1108/17538250810903774

Subject(s) - human development index , economics , human development (humanity) , index (typography) , capability approach , welfare , ranking (information retrieval) , public economics , human development report , inequality , value (mathematics) , econometrics , economic growth , computer science , mathematics , statistics , market economy , mathematical analysis , machine learning , world wide web

Planning strategies that maximize the Human Development Index (HDI) imply equitable outcomes - even though inequality aversion is not in the index it self. Moreover, the weight on income in the HDI plays only an indirect role in determining optimal allocations.

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