In What respect is the criterion used by UNDP for measuring development is used by the world bank
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Answer: The criterion used by the UNDP for measuring development is different from the criterion used by the World Bank in the following ways. The UNDP compares the development of the countries on the basis of literacy rate, gross enrolment ratio and health status of their people.
Answer: Criterion used by world bank to measure development is on the basis of income, countries which have higher per capita income are considered as rich countries and countries having lower per capita income are poor countries.
Criterion used by UNDP for measuring development is by following the process of estimating HDI with simple average indices like longevity i.e. health knowledge, education and per capita income. it does not rely only on per capita income as in case of world bank. According to human development report education and health are also indicators of development beside food, clothing and shelter.