Across
- 2. What year was the HDI created in
- 4. Which member of the BRICS has the lowest ranking in the HDI
- 5. Which Asian country saw the greatest improvement in HDI from 1990 to 2012
- 7. Of the four indicators used to create the HDI, which one measures education
- 9. Countries that score .800 and above are considered as
- 10. Who was the Pakistani Economist who partly created the HDI
- 12. Countries that score from .550 to .699 are considered as
- 14. Another criticism of the HDI is that the development categories are misleading. What is one example of a developing country that is classified as “High Level of Development” yet has about 700 million people living on about $2 a day
- 16. ncomepercapita Of the four indicators used to create the HDI, which one measures living standards
- 17. Which country in Latin America that ranks in the “Very High Human Development” is a surprise on the list
- 18. Which country is ranked the slowest in human progress according to the United Nations’ Human Development Index of 2013
- 20. What is another criticism of the HDI, specifically as to how accurate the data (in terms of time) they are using
- 22. Published by the United Nations Development Program, it is a composite indicator of development
- 26. What is one of the biggest criticisms of the HDI, specifically, as to which issue does the HDI does not consider within and between countries? (*Hint, the word is defined by “the lack of equality”)
- 27. Several different components which are used to derive a single numerical number
- 28. The HDI should be viewed in … with a range of other composite and economic indicators to achieve a holistic view of a country’s relative development
- 29. Which Asian country is considered as one of the regions that ranks first in rising inequality
- 30. From what year’s data is the 2014 HDI Report still using in their reports
Down
- 1. Countries that score from .700 to .799 are considered as
- 3. What country drops from 5th place to 28th place on the inequality adjusted HDI
- 6. What adjusted HDI looks beyond the average indicators to show how these indicators are distributed among its residents
- 8. Of the four indicators used to create the HDI, which one measures health
- 11. Of the four indicators used to create the HDI, which one also measures education but measures the average instead
- 13. Which country ranks now ranks first in the HDI at .944
- 15. Is HDI the best measure of development? (Yes or No)
- 19. How many indicators are used to create the HDI
- 21. Which region ranks the highest in falling inequality, at 19%
- 23. Who was the Indian Economist who partly created the HDI
- 24. Refers to data that compromises the ranking of countries
- 25. Who’s the best economics teacher in AISG