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Indicele dezvoltării umane. România în context internaţional
Human Development Index. Roumania in the international context

Author(s): Ioan Mărginean
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Human Development Index; Gross Domestic Product; Life Expectation at Birth; Index of Education; Enrolment in Education Rate; Literacy Rate.

Summary/Abstract: In this paper we analyse the data represented by the Human Development Index and its three indices: GDP per capita, Life Expectancy and Education Index (adult literacy rate and gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary school). The position held by Romania in the rankings of HDI is highlighted in a comparative perspectives for the period 1980–2007. Taking into consideration that Romania ranks among the last European Union members, the article includes recommendations for improving the current situation in the various fields of human development.

  • Issue Year: XXI/2010
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 44-50
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian