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The document discusses the concept of development, highlighting that different people have varying and sometimes conflicting developmental goals. It emphasizes the importance of income as a key component of development while also acknowledging non-material factors such as health, education, and public facilities. Additionally, it introduces the Human Development Index (HDI) as a comprehensive measure of development, considering living standards, health status, and educational levels.
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4.1 Meaning Of Develo
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pifferent People and Ditferent Goal
people have different goals due to which,
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irrigation.
‘his shows the following two aspects of development
(i) Different persons can have different developmental
goals.
Development for one may not be development for
another. It may even be harmful for the other.
Income and Other Goals
's considered as the most important component of
sed to buy material goods! and
development is
(ii)
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1.2. National Development
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‘goals can also be conflicting. ee
National development means thinking about the following
‘= Whether all the ideas taken are equally important
‘© Whether the decisions taken are fair and just forall
‘= Whether there isa better way of doing things
‘= Whether the idea benefit a large number of people oF
only a small group.
11.3 Comparison of Different
Countries or States
“For comparing countries, their income is considered tobe:
‘one ofthe most important factors. Countries with higher
incomes are more developed economically than others with
lower incomes.
“This is because more income means that people have
more of the things they need, such as food, shelter
and healthcare
‘Total Income of the country isthe income ofall the
services.
Apart from income, people also seek non-material things: y Asano ans
like equal treatment, freedom, security and respect of However, this is not a useful measure as countries have
thers, Thus, the quality of our life depends on both different populations and comparing total income will ot
material things and non-material things state the average amount earned bya person.
rage is calculated by dividing total income
people look at a mix of goals and these "Thus, average income sun
Freee gots ecude oth better income and other of country {GDP) by its total population. 1s also called Pet
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s can purchase.
ttc These oe fame tet cones ={In World Development Reports, the World Bank use the
criteria of Per Capita Income to classify the countresin
the following ways
( Countries with PCI of US $ 49,300 per annum
and above in 2019 are termed as high income or
rich countries. These countries, excluding middle
Eastern countries, are generally called Developed
countries,
Gi) Countries with PCI of US $ 2500 or less are termed
as low income countries. In 2019, India's per
capita income was only about US $ 6700 por
annum and it was classified as a low middle
income country
1.4 Income and Other Criteria
Apart from average income, other factors should also be
considered for measuring the development of a nation or
a region. These factors are
= Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) It indicates the number
of children that die before the age of | year as a
Proportion of 1000 live children born in that
articular year.
* Literacy Rate It measures the proportion of literate
Population aged 7 years or above
= Net Attendance Ratio It is the total number of
children of age group 14 and 15 years attending
school, as a percentage of total number of children in
the same age group.
Thus, money cannot buy all the goods and services that
are needed to live well. So, income is not an adequate
indicator of material goods and services thatthe people
are able to use.
1, What Is the reason of people having contrasting and
conflicting development?
2. Identify the term that is used to describe the overall
economic production of a country.
3. As per World Development Report, nami
's ranked as low middle income country.
‘4. Mention the names of the factors used for measuring the
development of a nation or a region.
‘country that
2.5 Public Facilities
Moneyalone cannot by er PB Meer ag
For example, icant buy clean air or safe medicing
you lve ina place that already has thes thingy,
protect you from diseases unless everyone works lope
prevent them ‘
Public facilities are provided by the government for
collective benefit of the society.
States where adequate publi facilites ar provided, ay,
more progres For example, Kerala haw Infant yn
Rate due to good basic health and educational facile"
Sima in tates here thet goed Puli Disiyg,
System (PDS), the health and nutritional status of ey ,
better.
EV enon
Body Mass Index (BMI) is an international standard weg
to determine whether an adult person is undernourisp
or not
en the weight of a person is divided by the square of
Pde eestiente iid urea
‘BMI=Weight in kg/height in metres?
For example, fa girl student is 14 years and 8 month oi,
and the BMLis 152, then she is undernourished. Simi,
ifthe BMI of a boy aged 15 years and 6 months is 28,
then he is overweight.
‘The BMI is an important way to understand the level of
nutrition a person takes.
Human Development Report
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
releases the Human. Development Index (HDI) for 189
countries each year in its Human Development Repor.
‘The HDI is the best method to measure development
‘The report compares countries based on three criterias
namely
Living standard (Per Capita Income)
* Health status (Life Expectancy")
= Educational levels of the people (Literacy rate and ye
of schooling).
7 Rants Distribution Sytem (PDS) Its afd securty system established by the Goverment of India to Provide essential items at subsidised rt
‘ice, wheat, sugar, Kerosene.
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4 Life Expectancy it refers to the numberof years person can expect to lve,
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