Definition of Human Development Index

Definition of Human Development Index

Human Development

It is a process that is concerned with the human element and is working to expand its educational capacity and develop its expertise and development. This process seeks to raise the human being and raise his level by making a great effort to get the right income that qualifies him to lead a decent life.

It is noteworthy that the features of human development appeared in the wake of the Second World War, and the devastation in various aspects of human and economic, the concepts of human and economic development and other concepts that emerged from humanity and removed from the destruction suffered by. The United Nations was primarily concerned with the poorest and most severely affected countries in the field of human development, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ghana and Colombia.

Human development factors

• Political reasons aimed at spreading democracy and non-monopolization of power.

• Population conditions: The most important factor in the exploitation of human resources.

• Housing conditions: High living standards contribute to human development

• The administrative situation, where it sought to work to develop the methods of management, and the appearance of the planning method.

• The division of labor has been developed, leading to higher human and managerial skills.

• Physical and financial conditions. the health.

• Social conditions.

• Social classes in societies.

• The psychological state of peoples.
  

Human Development Index

The Human Development Index (HDI) is an international standard that seeks to identify the level of well-being of the peoples of the world. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is concerned with this indicator and all its annual reports and achieving its objectives. The program maintains annual reports for this indicator to benefit the living conditions and everything related to people in different countries of the world.

The Human Development Index is directly related to a range of human-related issues, such as the level of education of individuals, the average age, the level of illiteracy, and the standard of living. According to HDI statistics from 2008 to 2013, Norway and Australia ranked first with the highest value in human development .

Some countries do not belong to the whole world: Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Liberia, North Korea, Monaco, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Montenegro, Taiwan, Serbia, San Marino, Palau, And Nauru.

How to measure HDI

The United Nations and Member States to calculate and measure the HDI are based on three criteria:

• The value of GNP per capita, calculated in US dollars and then converted to PPP to find the difference between currency rates.

• Life expectancy (average age).

• Educational level.

By Iman Alhiyari