What are we trying to Measure?
- 1 January 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Development Studies
- Vol. 8 (3) , 21-36
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00220387208421410
Abstract
Development means creating the conditions for the realization of human personality. Its evaluation must therefore take into account three linked economic criteria: whether there has been a reduction in (i) poverty; (ii) unemployment; (iii) inequality. G.N.P. can grow rapidly without any improvement on these criteria; so development must be measured more directly. The conceptual and practical problems of a number of indicators are discussed and also the implications for planning, both national and international.Keywords
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- Economic Growth of NationsPublished by Harvard University Press ,1971