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Published on: 12/10/2019
The Story of Development
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1.
What is national development? What are the aspects covered under the national development?
2.
Which organisation measures HDR? Mention any three indicators of HDR.
3.
Why is per capita income of different countries calculated in dollars and not in their own currencies by the World Bank?
4.
Compare India and Sri Lanka on the basis of any three indicators of Human Development
5.
List a few examples of environmental degradation that you may have observed around you.
6.
What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries? What are the limitations of their criterion, if any?
7.
From the text, find out the per capita income level of middle-income countries as per WDR 2006.
8.
Give three examples where an average is used for comparing situations
9.
With the help of an example show two groups which may have different notions of development.
10.
What may be development for one may not be development for the other? Explain by giving examples.
1.
It refers to the ideology of different persons regarding development. The aspects covered are as follows:
(a)If there are conflicts how does one decide?
(b)We also have to think whether there is a better way of doing things?
(c)Would the idea benefit a large number of people or only a small group?
2.
(a)UNDP
(b)Three indicators are - Educational level of people, Health status and Per capita income.
3.
Per capita Income is calculated in dollars for all countries so that it can be compared. It is also done in a way so that every dollar would buy the same amount of goods and services in any country.
4.
Sri Lanka tops all the four categories for the highest per capita income, life expectancy, literacy rate and gross enrolment ratio. It also has the highest HDI rank among the given countries. Bangladesh is at the bottom for the category of literacy rate (41%). Nepal is at the bottom in terms of the HDI rank of the selected countries. Myanmar is at the bottom for the categories of per capita income and life expectancy at birth. Pakistan occupies the lowest position in the gross enrolment for all three categories.
5.
Various kinds of environmental degradations are taking place today. Air pollution caused becausse of vehicles and industries, water pollution caused because of industrial effluents and human activities and land degradation because of mining, deforestation, and building of residential apartments, highways and for making furnitures have collectively led to environmental degradation. e expectancy at birth. Pakistan occupies the lowest position in the gross enrolement for all the three categories.
6.
World Bank uses the per capita income of the country as the principal criterion for classifying the countries as rich or poor. Per capita income is the average income of the people of a country in a given year. This criterion of classification has number of limitations. They are
(i)World Bank does not give equal importance to other factors such as literacy rates and general health standards of the people which plays an important role in defining the quality of life.
(ii)The per capita income does not reflect information about the unequal distribution of income among the people.
(iii)Classification by income does not necessarily display the development status because economics in one group do not experience similar level of development.
7.
Sri Lanka: $4390, India:$3139, Pakistan:$2225
8.
Height of students in a class with a large number of students, income of people of a state, forest cover in a country, etc. are some examples where averages are used for comparing situations.
9.
(a) It is true that one may not be development for the other. Each person seeks different things. Generally, people desire to have regular work, better wages and good price for the crops they produce.
(b) Apart from earning more income, one may expect to have a better quality of life.
(c) The quality of life depends on non-material things such as equal treatment, security, respect for others and freedom in society.
(d) For example, women may tend to work in a variety of jobs or start a business to receive a sense of security and freedom in the household and in society.
(e) Thus, we can say all developmental goals are co-related.
| Category of Person | Development Goals / Aspirations |
| Landless rural labourers | More days of work and better wages; local school is able to provide quality education for their children; there is no social discrimination and they too can become leaders in the village |
| Prosperous farmers from Punjab | Assured a high family income through higher support prices for their crops and through hardworking and cheap labourers; they should be able to settle their children abroad. |
| Farmers who depend only on rain for growing crops | Better irrigation facilities, social and financial security |
| A rural woman from a land owning family | Good crops, good income |
| Urban unemployed youth | Better opportunity of job, good salary |
| A boy from a rich urban family | Modern life style, Better job or business opportunities |
| A girl from a rich urban family | She gets as much freedom as her brother and is able to decide what she wants to do in life. She is able to pursue her studies abroad. |
| An adivasi from Narmada valley | Good land replacement, good price of his acquired land |
10.
(a) It is true that one may not be development for the other. Each person seeks different things. Generally, people desire to have regular work, better wages and good price for the crops they produce.
(b) Apart from earning more income, one may expect to have a better quality of life.
(c) The quality of life depends on non-material things such as equal treatment, security, respect for others and freedom in society.
(d) For example, women may tend to work in a variety of jobs or start a business to receive a sense of security and freedom in the household and in society.
(e) Thus, we can say all developmental goals are co-related.
| Category of Person | Development Goals / Aspirations |
| Landless rural labourers | More days of work and better wages; local school is able to provide quality education for their children; there is no social discrimination and they too can become leaders in the village |
| Prosperous farmers from Punjab | Assured a high family income through higher support prices for their crops and through hardworking and cheap labourers; they should be able to settle their children abroad. |
| Farmers who depend only on rain for growing crops | Better irrigation facilities, social and financial security |
| A rural woman from a land owning family | Good crops, good income |
| Urban unemployed youth | Better opportunity of job, good salary |
| A boy from a rich urban family | Modern life style, Better job or business opportunities |
| A girl from a rich urban family | She gets as much freedom as her brother and is able to decide what she wants to do in life. She is able to pursue her studies abroad. |
| An adivasi from Narmada valley | Good land replacement, good price of his acquired land |
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