What does hdi stand for explain the main criteria of measuring hdi according to ubdp report of 1990?
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Description: Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq created HDI in 1990 which was further used to measure the country's development by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
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HDI Stand for Human Development Index.
Main criteria of measuring HDI:
HDI published by UNDP compares countries based on the educational levels of the people, their health status and per capita income.
HDI determines the rank of a country by its overall achievement in three areas, i.e., life expectancy, educational level and per capita income.
Many improvements have been suggested in calculating HDI and many new components have been added to Human Development Report.
Pre-fixing Human to Development, it has made it clear that what is important in development is what is happening to citizens of a country, i.e., the health and well being of the people is most important.
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