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Ideas of Development

Telangana Board · Class 10 · Social Studies

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What Development Promises - Different People, Different Goals

  • Development means different things to different people based on their life situations
  • Each person seeks things that are most important for them to fulfill their aspirations
  • Goals of different groups can sometimes be conflicting (e.g., landless laborers want better wages while farmers want cheap labor)
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Income and Other Goals

  • Most people desire regular work, better wages, and decent prices for their products - essentially more income
  • People also seek non-material goals: equal treatment, freedom, security, respect from others
  • Non-material aspects are often ignored but are crucial for quality of life
3

How to Compare Different Countries or States

  • Countries are compared based on their income as one of the most important attributes
  • Total income of country = sum of income of all residents
  • Per capita income = Total income ÷ Total population
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Income and Other Criteria

  • Per capita income alone is inadequate for measuring development
  • Health and education indicators are equally important
  • Example: Haryana has higher per capita income than Himachal Pradesh but lags in literacy and infant mortality

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Different categories of people (landless laborersThe average income of a countryWhile averages are useful for comparisonA composite index developed by UNDPServices like education

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