Leandro Prados de la Escosura
IMPROVING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LONG?RUN VIEW
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
abstract pessimistic flavour human development reports appears contradiction numbers developing countries fare comparatively better human development per capita gdp terms paper attempts bridge gap providing new improved human development index ihdi informed welfare economics ihdi presented alongside united nations development programmes undp hdi world main regions since late 19th century social dimensions ihdi derived following kakwani journal development economics 41 1993 pp 307336 convex achievement function whereas geometric average employed combine dimensions longevity knowledge income thus ihdi conceal gap rich poor countries casts much less optimistic view conventional undp index fits undp concern international differences papers findings highlight main weaknesses human development dimensions presentday developing countries