Sen was an influence in the creation of HDI, yet he was somewhat hesitant to use one index to summarize human well being. Hunger and Public Action has a set of indicators that Sen looked in 1989 (HPA was published at that time). Other indicators to think about are MDG goals and SDG goals. Not all of the goals are equally important, but they point in the right direction, we should think about them.
The indicators that I look at to tell the state of society
U5MR Under 5 mortality Rate
TFR Total fertility rate
Expected education levels for school age kids below age 18.
Gender disparities in 3) above
I have given very little thought to Gross National Happiness Index, it looks like an expanded/altered version of HDI
Sen was an influence in the creation of HDI, yet he was somewhat hesitant to use one index to summarize human well being. Hunger and Public Action has a set of indicators that Sen looked in 1989 (HPA was published at that time). Other indicators to think about are MDG goals and SDG goals. Not all of the goals are equally important, but they point in the right direction, we should think about them.
The indicators that I look at to tell the state of society
U5MR Under 5 mortality Rate
TFR Total fertility rate
Expected education levels for school age kids below age 18.
Gender disparities in 3) above
I have given very little thought to Gross National Happiness Index, it looks like an expanded/altered version of HDI
Hello Lucy,
Thank you for the reply!
These indicators are for sure important!