Factors Affecting The Human Development Index

Global Inequality is the income differences across states and the individuals around the world. Each country has a unique way of living, yet the United States lifestyle has more resources for the people and it is more modernized. There are many places in the world that are going through poverty. Jobs are harder to find, and homes are harder to keep, so people have poor hygiene and are unable to support their families. You would think that countries in poverty would be supported by the more developed countries, however that is not the situation. There are two theories that are accounted for the current global situation. The theory that I believe that gives less support would be modernization theory and the more adequate theory is the dependency/world system theory. Together with the autobiography, “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” by John Perkins and the documentary, “The End of Poverty?” (2008), will help support my arguments.

Three demographic indicators of development include, but are not limited to natural increase rate, education level, and infant mortality rate. Natural increase helps determine the level of development of a country because if there is a positive increase rate, it shows that people are living to a reasonable age and children are being born and surviving. Education level determines the future of the country’s economy because if people are more educated the country’s economy most likely will become better. Infant mortality rate helps to determine the level of development in a country because it gives a good representation of the state of the medical facilities in the country and the mother’s need to have multiple children.

This Final Examination instructs the student to reflect on and discuss what was learned from the assignments in the UED 605-90D Human Growth Development course that will help ensure student success. In this paper, I will apply my knowledge of what I have learned from each assignment to help me reflect on my existing understanding of the subject. Fortunately, I have acquired some valuable material that is very beneficial in assisting me to achieve my full potential as a student.

If the hypothetical country, inequiland, has a HDI of .75 and a GII of .50, that means they are a high developing country, but they have a high GII which means that there is very little gender equality. Since it is a high developing country, that means that they have made significant advances in social, political, and environmental progress. They have pretty good health care and a long average life span, and there is significantly better educational opportunities than lower developing countries. However, since they have a high GII, they have not made significant advances in equality. This means that they do not have women in parliament, a high adolescent birth rate, and a high women labour force participation rate. Gender equality is very important

Factors that determine poverty are gross national product, per capita income and industrialization. To broaden the scope of measuring quality of life Human Development Index came into force. It is the summary measure of average achievements in key dimensions of human developments, which illustrates long and healthy life and to have a decent standard of living.

While theories such as “trickle down economics” support the wealthy creating more wealth for the lower income levels there is more evidence elaborating the benefits of living in a country with higher economic equality. When there are higher levels of economic equality countries enjoy more political stability, better health conditions, and a better outlook on the nation and jointly, life. The following graphic and its

Multiple factors determine the developmental pace of a country. One important factor that has determined the development of America is its economy. Unemployment rates, inflation, and rise in poverty are just a few economic indicators that a country is not developing properly. Cutting poverty in order to help the poor and enlarge the middle class is a major goal the U.S. is trying to achieve. According to The State of Working America, the rise in poverty is clearly depicted following the most recent American economic recession. The best way to cut poverty in America is to raise the minimum wage, create new jobs, and expand Medicaid.

Many human development specialists have examined memory loss of adults later in life. During the past fifty years, there have been many studies in children’s cognitive development and earlier childhood memory loss. Ernest G. Schachtel conducted studies on why people forget childhood memories as they grow older. He described the processes that could be involved in early memory loss (Crain, 2005). He was influenced by Sigmund Freud’s cognitive theory (Crain, 2005). Lev S. Vygotsky, however, described children’s early memory development as a holistic process that involved society, physiological, cultural, and economical environments. (Vygotsky,

On the contrary, taking a more critical view on the effects of globalisation, the findings seem to differ. The fact is that globalisation is pretty much centralised on only a few countries run by a handful of governments. China and India, For example, have been the only two countries to realise any advancements in terms of development and poverty eradication through globalisation, whilst trade openness has led to a rise in income inequalities and generally very uneven gains in the South American regions. And one entire continent, Africa, has actually become more marginalised (Tsikata, 2001, p. 12). The governmental and economic institutions of the developing countries, especially the latter, put them at a disadvantage where weak political, economic and legal structures led to wide spread corruption, conflict and insecurity. Whereas, developed countries already had good infrastructures coupled with high levels of skilled labour, managerial competence and advanced technology making it almost impossible for developing countries to compete. For example, the Japanese government vs. Indonesian government car industry case at the WTO (Kompas, 19 July 1999 ed.).

Inequality has increased within the most advanced and emerging markets and developing countries (EMDCs), a phenomenon that has garnered considerable attention with President Obama calling widening income inequality the “defining challenge of our time.” Irrespective of culture, religion and ideology, inequality concerns and affects everyone. Inequality can serve as an indication of the shortage of income mobility and opportunity―a reflection of the perpetual disadvantage for certain sectors of society. Increasing inequality also has serious implications for macroeconomic stability and economic growth, it can concentrate political and decision making power in the hands of a few. This in turn results in the inefficient allocation of human resources,

Throughout the world, many countries have found a way or a (niche) to which they (the country) can profit from global trade (import and export). This particular niche could be a multitude of things such as manufacturing (machining metals or developing electrical components) or agriculture (raising animals or growing plants) or raw minerals (metal ore or oil). Some countries are capable of doing almost all things listed above, but not all countries are capable of this. Which leads to my point, that some countries are setup better, whether it be land, technology, or the raw materials which lead to a thriving economy. Another variable for which the countries well-being can be affected is how that country’s government is setup (republic-democracy, communism, etc). Many will say that the United States is a rich country; however, I would have to completely disagree. For example, the national

The study of human development is a science. It is based on theories, data, analysis, critical thinking, and sound methodology (Berger). Five characteristics of Development that will be discussed in this paper are multidirectional, multi-contextual, multicultural, multidisciplinary and plasticity. There are also five theories of development which are psychoanalytical, behaviorism, cognitive, socio-cultural, and epigenetic theory. Together these characteristics and theories can be used together to get a better understanding of the human development and how much genetics play a role in development and how much the

The HDI determines what the people are like but in order for citizens to obtain health care, education and jobs, there has to be some sort of equal distribution to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to health care an education and a job. America is not exempt from these findings.

There are three foundations of human development. The foundations are the biological development, psychological development, and social development. The concept of human diversity and cultural competences demonstrates how different people can be. General systems theory and social order are connected in some way.

The countries that have experienced high and rising levels of poverty are more often than not, the developing countries that have been marginalised from the process of globalization. Think of North Korea or many countries in Africa. Such countries have insufficient levels of international trade and investment -- not too much. Whether poor countries are poor because they do not trade enough or because poverty stricken countries are prevented from engaging in the global economy, less globalization is generally associated with less development. Ernesto Zedillo, the former president of Mexico seems to have understood the power of globalization when he said, "In every case where a poor nation has significantly overcome its poverty, this has been achieved while engaging in production for export markets and opening itself to the influx of foreign goods, investment and technology -- that is, by participating in globalization."