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Defining and Measuring Human Development (Chapter 1)
Author(s)United Nations Development Programme
AbstractThe basic objective of development is to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy long, healthy and creative lives. This chapter defines the term human development as a process of enlarging people’s choices. It also presents how and why the human development index is calculated to measure human development.
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Pages9-16
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SourceHuman Development Report 1990
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PubDate1990
ISBN_ISSN0-19-506481-X


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