Why Is the Human Development Index Thought to Be a Better

question 54

Multiple Choice

Why is the Human Development Index thought to be a better measure of economic well-being than real GDP per person?

• A)It includes a measure of resource depletion.
• B)It ignores health, which is hard to measure.
• C)It includes leisure time and household production.
• D)It includes health and education measures, as well as real GDP per person.
• E)It includes only health and education measures, ignoring real GDP per person.

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Definitions:

S-Alanine

An enantiomer of the amino acid alanine, specifically the S-configuration, which is the form incorporated into proteins.

Boiling Point

The temperature at which a liquid's vapor pressure equals the external pressure surrounding the liquid, causing it to change into vapor.

S-2-butanol

A specific enantiomer of 2-butanol characterized by its spatial arrangement of atoms, having the hydroxyl group positioned for a specific optical activity.

R-2-butanol

An optically active form of 2-butanol, where the "R" denotes the configuration of the molecule at its chiral center.