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Measuring development? The UNDP's human development index
Author(s) -
McGillivray Mark,
White Howard
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.3380050210
Subject(s) - comparability , human development index , human development (humanity) , index (typography) , human development report , development economics , political science , economic growth , economics , mathematics , computer science , combinatorics , world wide web
This paper critically examines the UNDP's Human Development Index (HDI). We conclude that its treatment of income is inappropriate; the lack of year‐to‐year comparability is undesirable; it is robust with respect to measurement error; and that its contribution to the assessment of development levels differs markedly among country groups.