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Social Science · 2024 · 2 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 3 · Set 1 · Q23
How does the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP's) developmental criterion differ from the World Bank? Explain.
How does the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP's) developmental criterion differ from the World Bank ? Explain.
Marking-scheme solution
i. The World Bank uses GDP and per capita income to measure development.
ii. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) uses the criterion of Human Development Index (HDI) to measure the development of countries based on the educational levels of the people, their health status and per capital income.
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