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Human Development Index and The Muslim Nations

The paper examines the issue of disparities between Muslim nations and other countries based on the Human Development Index (HDI) measurement. HDI measures the average progress of a country in human development. It is computed as the composite index of three equally weighted outcome measures: longev...

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Main Authors: Nursilah Ahmad, Muhamad Muda, Prof. Dato' Dr.
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2012
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Human Development Index
HDI
Muslim nations
Online Access:http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/5376
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spelling my.usim-53762015-03-02T07:44:55Z Human Development Index and The Muslim Nations Nursilah Ahmad Muhamad Muda, Prof. Dato' Dr. Human Development Index HDI Muslim nations The paper examines the issue of disparities between Muslim nations and other countries based on the Human Development Index (HDI) measurement. HDI measures the average progress of a country in human development. It is computed as the composite index of three equally weighted outcome measures: longevity, knowledge and income. This paper briefly discusses the measurements and changes in the calculation of HDI. The status of human development in the Muslim nations will also be addressed. The paper concludes that HDI can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of national policy choices pursued by the government. 2012-02-29T07:35:34Z 2012-02-29T07:35:34Z 2004 Article 1675-5936 http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/5376 en_US Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
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topic Human Development Index
HDI
Muslim nations
spellingShingle Human Development Index
HDI
Muslim nations
Nursilah Ahmad
Muhamad Muda, Prof. Dato' Dr.
Human Development Index and The Muslim Nations
description The paper examines the issue of disparities between Muslim nations and other countries based on the Human Development Index (HDI) measurement. HDI measures the average progress of a country in human development. It is computed as the composite index of three equally weighted outcome measures: longevity, knowledge and income. This paper briefly discusses the measurements and changes in the calculation of HDI. The status of human development in the Muslim nations will also be addressed. The paper concludes that HDI can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of national policy choices pursued by the government.
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author Nursilah Ahmad
Muhamad Muda, Prof. Dato' Dr.
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Muhamad Muda, Prof. Dato' Dr.
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title Human Development Index and The Muslim Nations
title_short Human Development Index and The Muslim Nations
title_full Human Development Index and The Muslim Nations
title_fullStr Human Development Index and The Muslim Nations
title_full_unstemmed Human Development Index and The Muslim Nations
title_sort human development index and the muslim nations
publisher Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
publishDate 2012
url http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/5376
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