Friday, 3 February 2012

Lower Sixth HW :Essay on HDI

Dear EETs

HW due Monday 6/2

1) Use the website below to enrich your knowledge and come up with some more examples of how good/inadequate the HDI is

International Human Development Indicators - UNDP:

2) Evaluate the usefulness of HDI in measuring living standards (12 marks)

Criteria:

  • 3 points plus 3 eval points
  • uses examples of recent data
  • considers other measures of development
  • considers if quality of life is quantifiable
  • explores living standards vs growth vs development
  • discusses the benefits of having an internationally comparable index



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