Mains Paper II · 1 Indian Economy · APPSC Group 2
1.17 Human development and demography notes
4 notes, in reading order.
- 1.17.1Human development: capability approach and the HDI method
Human development treats people's real freedoms and choices as the goal of development, and the HDI measures it using health, education and income.
Advanced · 5 min · Full course - 1.17.2Global development indices: IHDI, GDI, GII, Human Capital Index, happiness and hunger indices
Several global indices rank countries beyond income: UNDP adjusts the HDI for inequality and gender, the World Bank measures human capital, and other bodies publish happiness, gender-gap and hunger rankings.
Advanced · 6 min · Full course - 1.17.3Demographic dividend: age structure, dependency ratio and the economics of population
India's demographic dividend comes from a large working-age population with fewer dependants, and it pays off only if those workers are healthy, skilled and employed.
Advanced · 6 min · Full course - 1.17.4Population policy, fertility and sex ratio: NPP 2000, NFHS-5 and SRS
India's population policy moved from targets and sterilisation to a rights-based, voluntary approach; fertility is now below replacement level, and the sex ratio remains an area of concern.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course
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