COD + HDI !

1. SOCIOLOGY
TOPIC :
Concept of Development,
Human Development Index and
Its Parameters.
By:
Sajal Shukla

2. The Concept of
Development

3. Concepts and measurement in
political science
• Concept
– Core idea
– Usually a variable
• “Operationalization”
• Example: development

4. The Concept of Development
• Socio-economic aspects
• Political aspects
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5. Socio-economic aspects of
development
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Wealth production
Provision of basic needs
Improvement in quality of life
Equality
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6. Wealth production
– Possible indicator:
• Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per
capita
– Total value of final goods and services
produced
• Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) basis
– Basket of goods

7. Provision of basic needs
– Possible indicator:
• Clean water
– % of people with piped water in home

8. Improvement in quality of life
– Possible indicator:
• Human Development Index (HDI)
• Green GDP

9. Equality

10. Political aspects of
development
• Maintenance of stability
• State capacity
• Democracy
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11. Definition of Stability
• Maintenance of stability
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12. Definition of state capacity
• Ability of state to
– penetrate society
– regulate social relationships
– extract resources
– use them in intended ways
– Possible indicators
• Ability of state to collect taxes
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13. Definition of democracy
• Political Rights
• Civil Liberties
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14. The Concept Of Human
Development

15. What Is An Index?
An index is a composite of indicators that
produces a single calculation which can then
be ranked.

16. Human Development Index (HDI)

17. Why HDI ???
• Human development is both an outcome and a
process of enlarging people’s choices to lead
lives they value;
• Economic growth is only a means, though an
important one, for human development.

18. Significance Of HDI
• Is an index used to rank countries by level of ‘Human
Development’,
• Broadened prism for viewing human progress,
• Governments often look at the HDI as an instrument for
assessing their performance against that of neighbouring
countries,
• A snapshot of average national performance in human
development,
• Useful entry point into the rich information contained in the
subsequent indicator tables on different aspects of human
development.

19. Origin Of HDI
• First developed in 1990 by a Pakistani
economist Mahbubul Haq and India born
American nobel laureate Amartya Sen.

20. Dimensions Of HDI

21. Dimensions and Indicators

22. Data Sources Of HDI

23. Calculation of HDI

24. HDI RANKINGS

25. INDIA : A FEW FACTS
• 7th Largest Country By Area And 2nd by
Population.
• 12th largest Economy at Market Exchange
Rate and 4th Largest By PPP.
• INDIA’s Rank is 119th In the HDI table.

27. Criticism Against HDI
• HDI is not a comprehensive measure of human development,
its focus on the three basic dimensions.
• The index is composed of long-term human development
outcomes.
• It is an average measure and thus masks a series of
disparities and inequalities within countries.
• It cannot provide a complete picture of human development
in any situation.

28. Success Of HDI
• Focus on the most basic dimension w/ universal value ( the
most comprehensive, the weaker attracted attentions !! )
• Though still contested by some of its validity, widely
accepted – powerful advocate.
• Generate healthy competition and create political will for
change.
• Identify priority indicators for further development and
weakness in existing data ( Philippines official statistics ).
• Spur the construction of other indices.

29. Limitations Of HDI
• Only focuses on 3 dimensions of capabilities.
• Not designed to assess in human development
over a short term period.
• It does not account for variations in human
development with in the country.
•Countries having same HDI may be different in how
HDI is distributed.
•Hampered by lack of relevant data.

30. Conclusion

31. THANK YOU!
SOURCES: SIHFW, GooGle Images, Wikipedia,
Concept Of Development By Susan Whiting.
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