The Human Development Index: suggested corrections

Full substitutability and equal weighting principles of the human development index (HDI) have been found to be ineffective in determining appropriate HDI values and should therefore be dropped. An index can be devised with equal distribution of values of the component variables to correct HDI in pr...

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Main Authors: P. PALAZZI, A. LAURI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 1998-06-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:http://ojs.uniroma1.it/index.php/PSLQuarterlyReview/article/view/10596/10480