Social Statistics as One of the Instruments of Strategic Management of Sustainable Development Processes: Compelling Examples
Victoria A. BakhtinaInternational Finance Corporation (IFC, World Bank Group)
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HDI index adjustments due to inequality
HDI index adjustments due to inequality. (Source: HDR 2010)
Example of Six African Countries
Selected Indices, 2010
93 98 128 130 152 1530.00
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76.6 73.9
HDIIHDI% Population living US1.25 a day
Gabon Botswana Kenya Ghana Rwanda Malawi0.00
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MPIMGISRI
Data Source: HDR 2010
Overall Satisfaction with Life, 2010
Gabon Botswana Kenya Ghana Rwanda Malawi Norway0
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MenWomenLowest - Tanzania 2.4Highest - Costa Rica 8.5
NA?Do people in Gabon feel happier than in Malawi or Botswana?
What is the picture in relation to Norway? Costa Rica?
Source: HDR 2010. Overall Satisfaction with Life is based on responses to a question about satisfaction with life in a Gallup World Poll
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