Question

4. What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different
countries? What are the limitations of this criterion, if any?
Economics- Ch- 1 (NCERT)​

Answer 1

Answer:

The World Development Report, 2012, brought out by the World Bank has given the following criterion in classifying countries-

Rich or High income countries- Countries with the per capita income of US $1216 per annum and above in 2012, are called rich countries.

Poor or Low income countries- The countries with the per capita income of US $1035 or less, are called low income countries.

India comes in the category of low middle income countries because its per capita income in 2012 was just US $1530 per annum. The rich countries, excluding countries of Middle east and other small countries, are generally called the developed countries.

Limitations:-

1. It covers only the economic aspect ignoring peace, health, environment, education, longevity ,etc.

2.This method does not give information regarding the distribution of income.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Per Capita Income is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries. The limitation of this criterion are:

It doesn't show distribution of income.

It also ignores other factors such as infant mortality rate, literacy level, healthcare, etc.

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