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A proposal of to extend the United Nations “Human Development Index”

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  • Maurício Costa Romão

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In spite the considerable advance made to the literature on development by therecent United Nations attempt to measuring “human development”, this paper argues that,especially in the context of developing countries, where poverty and inequality are of substantialorder, these two dimensions should be integrated and added to the index proposed bythat organism. This is accomplished by a new measure that simultaneously take into accountindices of poverty, income distribution and human development. Empirical results show thatthe extension suggested is important and more appropriate for policy purposes. JEL Classification: O15; I32.

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  • Maurício Costa Romão, 1993. "A proposal of to extend the United Nations “Human Development Index”," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 13(4), pages 597-612.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:13:y:1993:i:4:p:597-612:id:1349
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    Keywords

    HDI; welfare; development indexes;
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    JEL classification:

    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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