ILO:

a) The three dimensions of the Human Development Index (HDI) (education, health and living standards) and how
they are measured and combined

b) The advantages and limitations of using the HDI to compare levels of development between countries and over time

c) Other indicators of development

Starter

  1. What is economic growth and how can it be used to measure living standards?
  2. What is its limitations to measure standard of living?
  3. What do you think is meant by development?
  4. How does it differ to growth?
  5. How could we measure this?
  6. Why is growth so vital to development?
  7. What limitations still occur in measuring development?

​ The most developed countries?
Is USA or China a more developed country?
China Economy Set to Overtake US | FT World

Human Development Index (HDI)

What is Human Development?
Human Development Index
See theory sheet