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Today’s Class. Paper/project assignment Choose countries at break Finish Introduction Exploring Measures of Development. Measuring Development. GNP: Gross National Product WB Categories low income , $735 or less; 64 countries lower middle income , $736 - $2,935; 54 countries
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Today’s Class • Paper/project assignment • Choose countries at break • Finish Introduction • Exploring Measures of Development
Measuring Development • GNP: Gross National Product • WB Categories • low income, $735 or less; 64 countries • lower middle income, $736 - $2,935; 54 countries • upper middle income, $2,936 - $9,075; 34 countries • high income, $9,076 or more; 56 countries • PQLI: Physical Quality of Life Index (1-100) • HDI: Human Development Index (0-1)HD Reports • HDI list -HDI animation • GAME • What are these missing?
Other measures? • Inequality (see next slide) • Lorenz Curve (red line) shows the divergence from perfect equality (the green line). • Gini Coefficient: A/A+B • World Bank Inequality data • WB Inequality Home
Qualitative elements of development? • EqualityEmpowermentParticipationHuman Rights/Social JusticeOthers??
Recent Major Policy Statements • World Development Reports link • Millennium Development Goals (link) • Millennium Declaration:(link)