Question

What is main criterion used by the world bank is classified different countries what are limitation of the criterion if any?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Per Capita income of the country is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries.

The two main limitations of this criterion are –

a. It takes into the account only the economic aspects and ignores some crucial factors such as – literacy rate, infant mortality rate, etc. which are among the most important indicators of the development.

b. This method is unable to provide the distribution of different levels of income.