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Parameters Of Development

ICSE · Class 11 · Economics

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1. Economic Development and Main Parameters

  • Economic development is a process of change over a long period of time.
  • It implies a qualitative change in the process of economic progress of a society.
  • Development increases people's command over goods and services and widens their choices.
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2. National Income as an Index of Development

  • National income means the value of goods and services produced by a country during an accounting year.
  • National income is valued in money terms.
  • Some economists, including Simon Kuznets, Meier and Baldwin, consider growth of national income the most suitable index of development.
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3. Nominal National Income and Real National Income

  • National income can be measured at current prices or constant prices.
  • When final goods and services are valued at current prices, it is nominal national income.
  • When national income is computed at constant prices, it is real national income.
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4. Why National Income Alone Is Not a Good Welfare Measure

  • If national income rises only because prices rise, economic welfare does not increase.
  • If national income is concentrated in a few hands, the welfare of the whole country may not improve.
  • National income ignores many non-monetary exchanges.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Economic development is measured through national income, per capita income, and Human Development Index

Economic developmentNational incomeNominal national incomeReal national incomeLimitations of national incomePer capita incomeLimitations of per capita incomeHuman Development Index

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