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Governance and Public Policy QUESTION #10515
Question 1
The composite index that measures a country's average achievements in health, education, and standard of living is called the:
  • Humanistic Development Idea
  • Human Development Index✔️
  • Human Development Initiative
  • Human Developing Indicator
Correct Answer Explanation
The Human Development Index (HDI), developed by Mahbub ul Haq and Amartya Sen for the UNDP (first published in 1990), is a composite measure of three dimensions: (1) Health — life expectancy at birth, (2) Education — mean and expected years of schooling, and (3) Standard of living — GNI per capita (PPP). It provides an alternative to purely GDP-based measures of national progress.