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Human Development Index. 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini. GDP per capita. 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini.
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Human Development Index 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
GDP per capita 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
GDP per capita • Life Expectancy 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
GDP per capita • Life Expectancy • Literacy Rate • School Enrollment 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
GDP per capita • Life Expectancy • Literacy Rate • School Enrollment 1/3 1/3 1/3 Human Development Index 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
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United States is a very developed country! • United States is more developed than Singapore! • Sri Lanka has to develop like Singapore (at least)! - based on GDP per capita 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Sources: Human Development Report 2007/2008; World Development Indicators Online 2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Sources: Human Development Report 2007/2008; World Development Indicators Online 2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Sources: Human Development Report 2007/2008; World Development Indicators Online 2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Sources: Human Development Report 2007/2008; World Development Indicators Online 2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Source: Human Development Report 2007/2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Source: Human Development Report 2007/2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Source: Human Development Report 2007/2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Source: Human Development Report 2007/2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Source: Human Development Report 2007/2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Source: Human Development Report 2007/2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Source: Human Development Report 2007/2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Source: Human Development Report 2007/2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
GDP per capita has a strong influence on the HDI. 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
How important is GDP per capita in Human Development? 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
from 1977 to 2005 Source: World Development Indicators Online 2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
It seems that GDP per capita plays only a marginal role in Human Development? 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
But, GDP per capita growth is important for people to live comfortably! Is that true? 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Let us take a look at the GINI Index, which is a measure of unequal distribution of wealth • Gini Index of 100 means absolute inequality • Gini Index of zero means absolute equality 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Gini Index must be close to 0 for equal distribution of wealth Source: Human Development Report 2007/2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Gini Index must be close to 0 for equal distribution of wealth Source: Human Development Report 2007/2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Socially responsible GDP per capita index GDPI_GI= GDPI*IEQI where ln(GiniIndex) - ln(20) IEQI = 1 - ln(100) - ln(20) and ln(GDPper capita) - ln(100) GDPI = ln(40000) - ln(100) 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Socially responsible GDP per capita • Life Expectancy • Literacy Rate • School Enrollment 1/3 1/3 1/3 Socially Responsible Human Development Index 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Is the GDP per capita-dependent Human Development environmentally responsible? No, it is not. 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
from 1975 to 2003 Source: World Development Indicators Online 2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
from 1975 to 2003 Source: World Development Indicators Online 2008 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Global CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels & the manufacture of cement (Unit: 109 kg) Source: http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/trends.htm 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
courtesy NASA Earth Science Enterprise Source: http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer2.php?mid=95&l=&let1=Ear 11 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
CO2 concentration in the atmosphere 383.7 (Unit: ppmv) Source: http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/trends.htm 11 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Environmentally Responsible Index ERI= CEFI*ECRI where ln(30) - ln(CO2pc) CO2I = ln(30) - ln(0.1) and ln(30000) - ln(Elecpc) ElecI = ln(30000) - ln(10) 11 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Socially responsible GDP per capita • Life Expectancy • Literacy Rate • School Enrollment • Environmental Responsibility 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 Responsible Human Development Index 11 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
The modified HDI is a good index? No, it is not. 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Life Expectancy - 25 Life Index = 85 - 25 Education Index = 2 Adult Literacy 2 Enrollment + 3 100 3 100 The biggest problem with HDI is how the indices are defined. 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
GDPI_GI= GDPI*IEQI ln(GDP per capita) - ln(100) GDP Index = ln(40000) - ln(100) ln(Gini Index) - ln(20) IEQI = 1 - ln(100) - ln(20) Socially responsible GDP index 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
Environmentally Responsible Index ERI= CEFI*ECRI where ln(30) - ln(CO2pc) CO2I = ln(30) - ln(0.1) and ln(30000) - ln(Elecpc) ElecI = ln(30000) - ln(10) 11 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini
What is the problem? sustainable No limit is placed on GDP per capita, CO2 emissions and Electricity consumption 18 Jan 2008 R. Shanthini