Measuring development
There are several measures of development that are known, such as: GDP, HDI, GNP and the list goes on. There is a continuous argument based upon which is, objectively, better. So, I will divide this blog into 4 sections : GDP GNP HDI Comparison To discuss which measure of development is the best. Gross Domestic Product (per capita) is by far, the most well-known one, this is because governments like to use this figure to show economic prosperity. GDP is calculated by adding up all the money spent by consumers, businesses, and government in a given period of time. Alternatively, it can be calculated as all the money received by all the participants in an economy (this measure is in time periods, usually annually or quarterly). This is great to show the health of a country’s economy and to compare the size of separate economies as well as to compare the same eco...