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A Review on Human Development Index

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  • Anam Javaid

    (The Women University Multan, Pakistan.)

  • Atif Akbar
  • Shahbaz Nawaz

    (Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan.)

Abstract

Human development index is considered as very important for economy as by looking on it, development level of any country can be seen. It is based on education Index, health index and on GDP so for the purpose of analyzing the developing level of a country in different years, it is important to consider its HDI. In literature, Different authors have worked on HDI. The current paper summarizes the work by different authors so from this review paper the work that had been done on HDI can be seen.

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  • Anam Javaid & Atif Akbar & Shahbaz Nawaz, 2018. "A Review on Human Development Index," Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 6(3), pages :357-369, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ani:ipjhss:v:6:y:2018:i:3:p:357-369
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    Keywords

    Africa; Human Development; Multivariate analysis; Economy; Pakistan;
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    JEL classification:

    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects

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