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HDI has brought about a paradigm shift in the way people think about the development process. Critically examine the inherent limitations of HDI.

  • UPSC 2019
  • Perspectives in Human Geography

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite measure combining longevity, knowledge and command over resources into a single value between 0 and 1, published annually since 1990 in the UNDP's Human Development Report.

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  • From National Output to Human Capabilities: The Shift the HDI Engineered
  • The Architecture of the Index: Where the Constraints Are Built In
  • The Inherent Limitations: Defects of Design, Not of Data
  • Reductionism in the Choice of Dimensions
  • The Aggregation Problem: Weighting as a Concealed Value Judgement
  • Averages Conceal Distribution — The Deepest Limitation
  • …and 7 more sections, with a conclusion

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