An Adjusted Human Development Index: Robust Country Rankings with Respect to the Choice of Fixed Maximum and Minimum Indicator Values

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramakrushna Panigrahi ◽  
Sashi Sivramkrishna
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Indicator Values ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Country Rankings

New Indicators and Measurement Methods for Welfare in the Global Economy Era

2022 ◽  
pp. 8-32
Author(s):  
Mikail Kar
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Multidimensional Poverty ◽  
Measurement Methods ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Multidimensional Poverty Index ◽  
Better Life Index ◽  
Country Rankings

This study discusses the inadequacy of GDP alone as a measure of welfare in the global economic age and examines alternative welfare indicators and measurement methods. This study, which discusses the human development index (HDI), the inequality adjusted human development index (I-HDI), the gender inequality index (GII), the multidimensional poverty index (MPI), the social progress index (SPI), the happy planet index (HPI), the better life index (BLI), the Legatum prosperity index(LPI), the human capital index (HCI), and the ecological footprint (EF) methods, shares the country rankings of these methods and reveals the differences in the results depending on the method. It also draws attention to the differences between the economic size and welfare level by sharing the rankings of the world's 10 largest economies in alternative methods. In addition, the study examines the obstacles to the inability to establish a complete, precise, and generally accepted method of measuring welfare.

scholarly journals Employment-adjusted Human Development Index

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakan Mihci ◽  
Mehmet Tolga Taner ◽  
Bulent Sezen
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Country Rankings ◽  
Development Levels

Abstract Purpose - The current HDI has a limited capacity to reflect the human condition and country rankings in an accurate way. In addition, the main critiques on the HDI suggest that it uses very few or perhaps the wrong indicators in measuring human development levels in countries. This paper aims to investigate whether the inclusion of employment as a criterion in the HDI would yield a different ranking of nations. Design/methodology/approach - In this study, estimates of the proposed Employment-adjusted Human Development Index (E-HDI) are provided for seventy-seven countries for the 2000-2007 period, and comparisons are made both for changes in the human development index (HDI) and rankings over time in each country and for differences between the E-HDI and the UNDP’s HDI across countries. Findings - The experience of a relatively large number of 77 sample countries has offered promising results for the path to improve the current status of the HDI, and hence, to overcome its weakness in terms of ranking of countries. The additional indicator, i.e. employment, improves the explanatory power of the HDI and makes significant contributions to its reliability. Research limitations/implications - The major limitation of the present study has been the lack of data for a number of the human development indicators for the rest of the countries in the world. Practical implications - The employment-adjusted index has great potential to make the HDI more operational. Social implications - By means of E-HDI, the human development performance of the countries can be better evaluated and compared with other countries by using additional information obtained from the employment position of their citizens. Originality/value - This will be the first paper in the literature that incorporates employment into the HDI..

What Does Human Development Index Rating Mean in Terms of Individualism/Collectivism?

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria José Sotelo ◽  
Luis Gimeno
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
General Idea ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The Relationship

The authors explore an alternative way of analyzing the relationship between human development and individualism. The method is based on the first principal component of Hofstede's individualism index in the Human Development Index rating domain. Results suggest that the general idea that greater wealth brings more individualism is only true for countries with high levels of development, while for middle or low levels of development the inverse is true.

Capaian pembangunan manusia: analisis komparatif Provinsi Banten, Jawa Barat dan DKI Jakarta

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriwati Adriwati
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Long Life ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
Development Paradigm

Human development is a development paradigm that puts human (population) as the focus and final target of all development activities, namely the achievement of control over resources (income to achieve decent living), improvement of health status (long life and healthy life) and improve education. To see the success rate of human development, UNDP publishes an indicator of Human Development Index (HDI). This study discusses the achievements of human development that have been pursued by the government. The problem analyzed in this research is the difference of human development achievement in some provincial government in Indonesia. This paper aims to compare the achievements of human development in some provincial governments seen from the achievement of human development index of each province. Research location in Banten Province, West Java and DKI Jakarta.Keywords:Human Development Index, Human Development Achievement

The comparison of MCDM Methods including AHP, TOPSIS and MAUT with an Application on Gender Inequality Index

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Latife Sinem Sarul ◽  
Özge Eren
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Inequality Index ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Important Barrier ◽  
Alternative Ranking

Gender Inequality Index is a major indicator presenting level of development of the countries as Human Development Index, which is calculated regularly every year by UN. In this study, an alternative calculation has been proposed for measuring gender inequality index which is an important barrier for the human development. Each indicator in the index integrated as MAUT- AHP and also AHP-TOPSIS and these methods carried out again for the alternative ranking member and candidate countries of the European Union. The main objective here is to represent that the indicators form gender inequality index can be reclassified with different weights for each indicator.

Asymmetric Policy of Border Area Development in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-85
Author(s):  
Rusdiyanta ◽  
M.Si¹ DanBambangPujiyono ◽  
MM ◽  
M.Si2
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Innovative Development ◽  
Autonomous Region ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Border Areas ◽  
Area Development

The condition of the border areas in Indonesia is largely isolated, lagging, poor, and backward so as to require an affirmafive and innovative development policy. This study discusses the asymmetrical policy of Jokowi-JK government in the development of border areas in Indonesia. Most of the border areas are Underdeveloped Regions, so a symmetrical or special policy is required so that the development of border areas is not left behind with other regions or other countries. The implementation of the policy was carried out with the development of infrastructure and basic social services for the community as well as financial distribution, implementation of specific policies and arranging the formation of New Autonomous Region (DOB) in welfare-oriented border areas. This asymmetric policy encourages accelerated development in border areas so as to improve the human development index.

The human development index in the Southern Federal District

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 076-082
Author(s):  
Alexander N. Averin ◽  
◽  
Aleksandr V. Ponedelkov ◽  
Rafik Kh. Usmanov ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Development Index

The Relationship between Human Development and Economic Growth

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Stewart ◽  
Gustav Ranis ◽  
Emma Samman
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Econometric Analysis ◽  
Complementary Relationship ◽  
Development Index ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Intervening Variables

This chapter explores the interactions between economic growth and human development, as measured by the Human Development Index, theoretically and empirically. Drawing on many studies it explores the links in two chains, from economic growth to human development, and from human development to growth. Econometric analysis establishes strong links between economic growth and human development, and intervening variables influencing the strength of the chains. Because of the complementary relationship, putting emphasis on economic growth alone is not a long-term viable strategy, as growth is likely to be impeded by failure on human development. The chapter classifies country performance in four ways: virtuous cycles where both growth and human development are successful; vicious cycles where both are weak; and lopsided ones where the economy is strong but human development is weak, or conversely ones where human development is strong but the economy is weak.

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