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Ganesh Sivamani

United Nations Development Progrmme (UNDP) released the Human Development Report 2014 (... - 0 views

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    This link gives a general summary of the HDI report of 2014, and also of India in particular in the second half of the report
Tana Monk

Assam ranks third in HDI progress rate - 1 views

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    2012: Compared to the rest of the country, Assam India had ranked third in the rate of progression within the Human Development Index. Specifically, Assam has the highest progress rate within the Income Index section and the third highest progress rate within the Health Index section.
Leander Stähler

Changing the Economic Model in Venezuela | Featured |Axisoflogic.com - 1 views

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    This article discusses the possible economic future for Venezuela throughout 2015. Therein, it is stressed that previously, Venezuela has made significant strides in improving its Human Development Index (HDI), indicating that it and other indicators of development are bound to improve in the near future as well.
Marc WuDunn

The good life - 1 views

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    This article discusses different metrics, including GDP, as a measure of human development. It also criticizes studies that measure "happiness" as a form of statistical analysis of development. It states that happiness tended to vary widely even within the same income group, and so it is relatively unhelpful for forming conclusions.
David Weiss

Trevor Hancock: GDP is not a useful measure of well-being - 0 views

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    In this op-ed piece, the suitability of GDP to measure well-being is evaluated and criticized. It takes into account the role and importance of HDI, and possible replacements of GDP.
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