HDI

What is?

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Human Development Index

What does HDI mean?

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a statistic tool that gives a summary measure of a country’s average achievement in key dimensions of human development

What is the HDI?

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Long and healthy life

Knowledge 

A decent standard of living 

What are the three dimension of HDI?

Indicators

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Life expectancy

What is the indicator chosen to assess a long and healthy life?

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Education

What is the indicator for knowledge?

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Per capita income

What is the indicator for a decent standard of living?

Impact

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The HDI statistics can be used by Caribbean governments to pinpoint areas that require improvement, such as economic growth, healthcare, or education.

What is Policy Development? 

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Higher HDI rankings attract foreign tourists due to improved infrastructure and healthcare, while lower scores hinder foreign investment and economic growth.

What is Investment and Tourism?

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The HDI draws attention to regional disparities and forces governments to close gaps in healthcare, education, and income. To raise its HDI score, for example, Jamaica has worked to expand access to healthcare and education in rural areas.

What is Social and Economic disparities? 

Limitations

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What are the limitations?

•  It ignores inequalities within countries.
•  Only focuses on the three dimensions.
•  It heavily relies on accurate data.
•  Lack sense of quality.
•  Insufficient for policy guidance.