The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable, and having a decent standard of living.
HDI Component Analysis
The HDI is calculated using three main dimensions:
- Health: Measured by life expectancy at birth.
- Education: Measured by mean years of schooling and expected years of schooling.
- Standard of Living: Measured by Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (in purchasing power parity dollars).
Identifying Non-HDI Indicators
The question asks to identify the factor that is NOT an indicator of the Human Development Index among the given options. Based on the standard components of HDI:
- Life Expectancy is a health indicator for HDI.
- Education (mean and expected years of schooling) is an education indicator for HDI.
- National per capita income (GNI per capita) is a standard of living indicator for HDI.
- Level of Urbanization is not a direct component used in the calculation of the HDI. While urbanization can correlate with development, it is not one of the three core dimensions measured by the HDI.
Therefore, the Level of Urbanization is not an indicator of the Human Development Index.
Important Questions from Economy and Society
Which of the following theories is credited to have changed the apologetic view of capitalism into a pragmatic one?
'Every society is divided into groupings and strata with distinetive life styles' who said this?
- What do you call a worker whose job involves encouraging others to consume goods, services and cultural products?
- In which year the National Policy on Education (NPE) was framed
The clear Division of labour between husband and wife in the ___________ family of 40 or 50 years ago explained by Household model.
