Governance-adjusted Human Development Index : the case for a broader index and its implications for Arab States

Khalid Abu-Ismail, Aljaz Kuncic, Niranjan Sarangi ; Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Governance is the most important factor in explaining deviations in broad human development over time.Therefore, this paper contributes to the literature on improving human development measurement by producing a Governance Adjusted Human Development Index (GHDI) for 169 countries in the world for which data are available. The GHDI includes a dimension on governance achievements along with that in health, education and income.

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Year of publication:	2016
Authors:	Abu-Ismail, Khalid ; Kuncic, Aljaz ; Sarangi, Niranjan
Institutions:	Vereinte Nationen / Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ed.)
Publisher:	Beirut : United Nations
Subject:	Entwicklungsindikator \| Development indicator \| Arabische Staaten \| Arab countries

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (iv, 28 Seiten) Illustrationen
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Notes:	Gesehen am 24.06.2019
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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