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Human Development Index revisited
Human Development Index revisited

Author(s): Jerzy Śleszyński
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: quality of life indicators; Human Development Index

Summary/Abstract: The paper provides important information about Human Development Index (HDI) methodology which was modified around the year 2011. The old method and the its new version is discussed and evaluated from the point of view of policy making and sustainability. The paper recalls some recent assessments of HDI for the European Union and especially for Poland. This presentation is based on the United Nations Development Programme reports and supplemented by explanatory comments with regard to selected criteria and issues of HDI.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 435
  • Page Range: 40-54
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English
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