Knowledge Themes

Capability Approach

Human Development Index (HDI)

Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI)

Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)

Gender Development Index (GDI)

Gender Inequality Index (GII)

Planetary Pressures-Adjusted HDI (PHDI)

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Functionings and Capabilities

Right to Education (Article 21A)

Directive Principles of State Policy (Article 38 and 39)

Human Development Report (UNDP)

Welfare Economics

Social Justice and Equity

Empowerment and Agency

Amartya Sen’s Development as Freedom

Mahbub ul Haq’s Human Development paradigm

Structural Subtopics

Difference between economic growth and economic development
Conceptual foundations of Amartya Sen's Capability Approach
Functionings versus Capabilities in human welfare
Components and calculation methodology of the Human Development Index
Evolution of HDI from 1990 to 2010 including methodology changes
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) and its significance
Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) as a measure of deprivation
Gender Development Index (GDI) and Gender Inequality Index (GII)
Limitations of GDP as a sole indicator of progress
Role of Mahbub ul Haq in the creation of Human Development Reports
Impact of health and education on long-term economic productivity
Relationship between Human Development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Critical analysis of India's performance in global human development rankings
Policy implications of the capability approach for governance and social justice

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