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A proposal for modified human development index for BRICS countries. A holistic approach towards sustainable human development

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  • Bhawna MUDGAL

    (Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India)

  • Hemlata MANGLANI

    (Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India)

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Study attempts to align HDI with the Sustainable Human Development approach. Modified HDI, integrating employment, human values, environmental sustainability, quality aspects of health and education, as a simple generalization within the structure of the existing methodology, is developed for BRICS countries for the period 2000-2019. Proposed MHDI's environmental sustainability dimension index was created using Principal Component Analysis. Framed dimensional indices were regressed on the MHDI values, followed by post-hoc analysis, assisted in generating policy implications. Computed MHDI scores were lower than HDI values for all BRICS members, indicating a lower human development scenario in these countries than what HDI perceives.

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  • Bhawna MUDGAL & Hemlata MANGLANI, 2023. "A proposal for modified human development index for BRICS countries. A holistic approach towards sustainable human development," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania - AGER, vol. 0(3(636), A), pages 107-130, Autumn.
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