References
- Cahill , M. B. and Sanchez , N. 2001 . Using principal components to produce an economic and social development index: an application to Latin America and US states . Atlantic Economic Journal , 29 ( 3 ) September : 311 – 329 .
- Islam , S. 1995 . The human development index and per capita GDP . Applied Economics Letters , 2 ( 5 ) : 166 – 167 .
- Noorbakhsh , F. 1998 . The human development index: some technical issues and alternative indices . Journal of International Development , 10 : 589 – 605 .
- Palazzi , P. and Lauri , A. 1998 . The Human Development Index: Suggested corrections . BNL Quarterly Review , 51 ( 205 ) June : 193 – 221 .
- Paul , S. 1996 . A modified human development index and international comparison . Applied Economics Letters , 3 ( 10 ) : 677 – 682 .
- Ram , R. 1982 . Composite indices of physical quality of life, basic needs fulfillment, and income: a ‘principal component’ representation . Journal of Development Economics , 11 : 227 – 247 .
- Sagar , A. D. and Najam , A. 1998 . The human development index: a critical review . Ecological Economics , 25 ( 3 ) June : 249 – 264 .
- Sen , A. K. 1981 . Public action and the quality of life in developing countries . Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics , 43 : 287 – 319 .
- Srinivasan , T. N. 1994 . Human development A new paradigm or reinvention of the wheel? . American Economic Review (Papers and Proceedings) , 84 ( 2 ) : 238 – 243 .
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) . Human Development Report , New York : Oxford University Press . various years