Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income indices used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. It was created by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and the Indian economist Amartya Sen in 1990[1] and was published by the United Nations Development Programme.[2] World map by quartiles of Human Development Index in 2013. Origins The origins of the HDI are found in the annual Development Reports of
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INTERNAL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT Name of the candidate: ASIF EKBAL Enrolment no. : 08715903912 Course: MBA 1ST Yr. Batch: 2012 Subject: MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS Subject code: MS105 Topic of assignment: UNIT 1 Subject Teacher’s name: MS MAMTA RANI Research Assignment Q.1) “Inferior goods are not those goods in case of which the law of demand fails, inferior goods are those goods
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example the three world theory, the northern and southern hemisphere and the economically developed countries. Gross Domestic Product (GPD) is a way of measuring development which focuses on economic growth. GDP is the total value of all goods and services the country produces. A high GDP indicates a productive economy, where wealth will filter down to improve standard of life for society. However, critics note that this does not account for the distribution of wealth within a country so wealth
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International business thrives in the country of Germany. They have a variety of characteristics and features of tradition within the country. Taking an overview of areas such as culture, legal system, geography, political system, and history is just the beginning to this unique country. Through the research provided, it should be a useful indicator of whether or not Germany is a desirable place to pursue international business in. The national flag of Germany consists of three equal horizontal
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them down at once. It results in the exportation of American culture overseas, simultaneously causing greater admiration and loathing for America worldwide. It's a mixed bag. The components of globalization include GDP, industrialization and the Human Development Index (HDI). The GDP is the market value of all finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a year, and serves as a measure of a country's overall economic output. Industrialization is a process which, driven by technological
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Italia…. * GDP= 2.194 trillion USD * Infant mortality per 15000= 3 * Pop. Growth rate= 0.5% * Pop. Per doctor= 4.1 * Any period of colonisation= it has never been colonised * Current Pop. = 59.33 million * GDP per capita= 35,925 USD * Literacy rate (average)= 99% * Average life expectancy= Men= 82 Women= 85 * % of Pop. Unemployed= 12.4% HDI (human development index) = very high standard of living. Malawi… * GDP= 3.705 billion
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revenue. Catalysts: 1. Positive Demographics 2. Strong Brand Name 3. Good Management Team Target Price: $58.40 Brief Company Overview/Description Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HDI) is the parent company for the group of companies doing business as Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Buell Motorcycle Company and
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power parity and ninth in attaining a nominal GDP, we as citizens of a responsible nation, are working harder than ever before, and rejoicing the statistical improvements pertaining to these economic jargons. However, we still are unaware, by and large, of the disparity between what we call the progress in creation of wealth and the true measure which comprehensively defines the overall well being of human life in a society. The human development index (HDI) is now invariably accepted as the ‘real’
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Cubans start to awareness of beauty. Furthermore, the female in Cuba play an important role. In their central government, 18% of ministers and 22.7% of deputy ministers are women. These are HDI index and GDP per capital list. The human development index is 0.78, ranking 59th in 2012 that is higher than GDP per capital, only ranking 114th. We focus on Gross National Income in this list. Compare to this two items, we can get that the Gross National Income in Cuba is increasing that imply the purchasing
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Corruption, political instability, pollution and poor management are some of the reasons Nigeria has not been able to rise and gain the status it should have in the African continent. Macro-economic factors • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) A look at the real GDP growth of Nigeria shows that it has ranged between 6.4% and 7.8% from 2007-2013. It reached its peak of 7.8% in 2010 and is forecasted to be 6.4% in 2012 as compared to the world average of 2.2% and 3.9% for Sub-Saharan Africa. Economists
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