distinguish betwwen human development and economic development
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• Economic development and human development are concepts that are related to one another in that they both measure a country’s overall development in terms of economic wealth and human welfare.
• Economic development refers to the improvement of the overall economic wealth of a country.
• Measures of economic development are very broad and include a wide spectrum of elements such as economic growth (measured by GDP), standards of living, infrastructure, international trade, environmental health, public safety, social justice, life expectancy, literacy, health, etc.
• Human development is the process in which an individual’s freedom, opportunities and wellbeing are continuously improved.
• Human development is measured by the Human Development Index (HDI). The HDI measures the education levels, health and standard of living.
• Other measures of human development include the Human Poverty Index (HPI) and Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM).
• Human development can lead to economic development, as more people having better education, health, and standard of living increase the levels of productivity, investment and economic growth which can eventually result in economic development.