Thursday 20 June 2019

Human development in the age of globalisation

a column by Leandro de la Escosura for VOX: CEPR’s Policy Portal

The concept of human development views wellbeing as being affected by a wide range of factors including health and education.

This column examines worldwide long-term wellbeing from 1870-2015 with an augmented historical human development index (AHHDI) that combines new measures of achievements in health, education, material living standards, and political freedom. It shows that world human development has steadily improved over time, although advances have been unevenly distributed across world regions.

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And if, like me, you enjoy reading social history you will really like this piece.





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