Indicators of Country Development

Indicators of Country DevelopmentThis lesson deals with the hearty and other powers of instruction. Increasingly, suppuration economists wee-wee become aw be that growth of output or income by themselves be non passable indicators of phylogenesis, and that the reduction of poverty and the satisf personationion of basic human needs are goals that should show up in a measure of development. There has been growing interest in initiationing better measures of development, including modifications of GNP, accessible indicators and associated systems..________________________________________________________________________________ObjectivesAfter going done this lesson, you should be able toDescribe the supplementary nature of socio-economic factors.Describe the importance of social indicators.________________________________________________________________________________________6.1 converseCommunication is sharing of knowledge, information and experience. It makes people under stand, persuade, convert or consider one another. It is a ii way process. Communication is an essential element of life. It begins with the birth of a man and ends with his death.It is an ongoing process and is forever in motion. For the sake of convenience we whitethorn colloquy about communicating elements such as source, context and message as if they were static and discrete elements existing apart from their spot in the total act of communication. But this is simply a method for explaining and illustrating the various elements.Basically, communication is a continuous, dynamic, circular, unrepeatable, irreversible and complex process. All the activities of not only self-coloured life still also of society and untaught depend upon communication. So if used constructively, communication offer play a major role in various development activities.It is an important element in the matrix of influences, which leads to the innovation and modernization of society. It can aid to create an environment favorable for change and development.Communication can help people to face problems on an individual basis and also on collective basis on various fronts.Without communication the development and progress would go unnoticed as it is only that spreads the news from one region to another.Countrys development can be speeded up by the launching of communication mediaAs the technology of communication becomes much advance, we are still going to witness more revolution in the way people communicate with each other and develop positive creative change in thinking on development.Communication for development refers to a strategy, process that promotes social changes through dialogue, knowledge-sharing, and participation, is restricted on a free flow of communication.Development oriented themes such as family planning adult education, primary health care etc. can be spread to people much faster through communication. mickle feedback on developmental programmes can be passed to the policy makers only through communication. Communication is an indicator of development for the future since people come to know about the event in advance, that may happen only through communication.________________________________________________________________________________6.2 contentment superpower (HI)International Development Re expect Centre the United Nations Development Programme Thimphu the Canadian International Development Agency GPI-Atlantic, the province of Nova Scotia the French-American Charitable Trust, (deeply committed to the develop of happiness)We have certain strategies, certain policies, to pursue this goal of happiness. We should enrich our knowledge and understanding of happiness itself and further, how much we can improve and refine the processes that we have adopted. Happiness is the ultimate passiond end. Greater intellect and further wisdom on the subject of happiness is the key requirement.HI seeks to promote a conscious, inner sea rch for happiness and requisite skills which must harmonize with beneficial management and development of outer circumstances. HI stresses collective happiness to be addressed directly through public policies in which happiness becomes an explicit criterion in development projects and programmes.HI indicators are an evaluative tool and can be used to spate whether programmes are consistent with HI indicators also create conditions for a coherent, relationship between professed values on the one hand and actual policies, programmes and projects on the other. It manner- realms economic, political, social progress etc is in the right direction.Economic policies are happiness policies since individuals are able to buy goods and services, thereby satisfying themselves. People go down sense experience of confidence and achievement, financial, economic self reliance. Thus in a way it brings happiness._________________________________________________________________________________6. 3Democracy as an indicatorDemocracy is a system of judicature that runs by the elected representatives of the people. The underlying theme of human development is the broadening of human choice. The number of democracies has been growing through the past two centuries.At the snap off way of the 20th century only a handful of countries could be described as democracies. The fact was that woman could not vote. A number of these countries might not qualify as liberal democracies by demanding more standards. Countries with democratic institutions have been growing rapidly-this process is linked with economic development. Although it is clear that economic development does not automatically bring development.Democratic process helps to establish and sustain the institutions best suited to maximize human choice and potential. Well-informed decision makers need true feedback on where, why and how mass support for democracy is growing and where it is failing.Scenario of development open ed up because of the increasing influence of democracy. As a result Indian environment got a boost and the face of economic development of India changed completely. Various democratic reforms played a pivotal role in the development.Reaping its benefit, the growth of the country can be raised manifold. A great atmosphere is important for proper growth and development. Thus, democratic environment is inevitable a must for development. In democratic setup there is a sense of exemption, of course at bottom the frame acidify of constitution. People can diversify in any area of interest. People can achieve desired goals un- inhibited, unhesitatingly. When ideas have no boundary, progress and development is superb.Under pressure and tension it is difficult to reach a desired aim. Although freedom is associated with rules responsibilities, but it is beneficial. The three Ds go together democracy, diversity, and dialogue.In democracy there is a feeling of contentment, freedom and satisfac tion. Therefore, people can work with their full capacity, creativity. Good, strong firm foundation is the basis of a great nation. True democracy- important indicator for development. Govt. should take opinion into consideration, all for local development from the people. When a govt. is making a decision on public project, people are free to express their views before the govt. personnels. Thereby, bringing all-round development of the nation.________________________________________________________________________________________6.4 adult male Rights as indicatorHuman rights are the natural rights of all human beings irrespective of their sex. Efforts are made all over the world to take adequate measures for the promotion and protection of human rights. It is only through communication that people become aware and educated about their rights, which they can exercise or have been granted to them.The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10th December 1948, according to which all men and women are entitled to civil, political, economic, social, cultural rights and freedom for the people of the world. The United Nations and other international organizations, several non-governmental organizations Amnesty International and In India the Peoples Union of polished Liberties and the Media have been creating greater awareness.Example The Frontline in its issue of 24 Sep The Times of India in its special report on 28 Nov, both in 1999 spell out in detail the gross violation of Human Rights in Tamil Nadu.The preamble (an introduction or preface) to the constitution, fundamental rights and directive principles (guidelines for the flesh of laws), which together have been described as forming the core of the constitution reflect the basic principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Every Development programme should combine an aspect on human rights. Development communicators must shoulder the responsibility o f educating various target groups on how to respect and exercise human rights. This requires democratization of communication, which means an access to all existing media to the masses for sharing information and the facts related to human rights without any discrimination.Without freedom, other human rights cannot be exercised effectively either within National borders or within the world community. The expansion of human rights, therefore, depends largely on the success of expanding the flow of information everywhere.The Human Right principles to guide development programming identified in this agreement areUniversality and inalienabilityIndivisibilityInterdependence and interrelatednessEquality and non-discriminationInclusion and participationAccountability_____________________________________________________________________________________6.5Social Relations inequality company has emerged as a key concept, being of considerable importance to development. Ideally people must be f ree to develop as individuals. People should be encouraged and opportunities should be created for their own development. But problems are there in real participation. People should themselves design media. In present situation elites have a say in decision making. But the majority of the poor have little access to resources. Actually these groups should become the principal elements in the effort to design the media. The prevailing system encourages competition and hierarchy and not cooperation and unity. The existing educational system encourages the individual for his development but does not stress cooperative effort. This pose leads to inequality. The media system should stress development of a spirit of solidarity and unity.Social Relations takes as its focus the relationships between people and their social world. It assumes that people are meshed in and shaped by multiple relationships, events and influences. Human experience and behaviour is therefore explored, not only b y taking a range of social and psychological factors into account but also, importantly, by paying close attention to the sums and interpretations that people attach to their diverse experiences. The poor are often branded as irrational, lazy and irresponsible. The concept of the individual can by definition exist only in relational terms. A person constructs a sense of indistinguishability in relation to family, other people, cultural practices, gender, social class, social/political systems, sexuality, geographic location and physical and mental abilities. It is therefore necessary to engage in learning as a cultural activity and to appreciate connections between individuals and the social, political and cultural structures that impact upon them.Social capital value of social networks, stick to with similar people and bridging between diverse people with norms of reciprocity, also trusting relationships between individual in an economy, it highlights the central role of social r elations for social capital.Social Relations is a multi disciplinary approach that draws on several theoretical methodologies and its analysis. Each focuses from different angles on how people organize and make meaning of their world and their relationships within it.Interaction becomes a valuable resource for exploration of insight into the dimensions of human relationships. Social Relations has particular relevance for people whose lord careers require a broad understanding of human behaviour and social relationshipsCaste Associations tactics contributed significantly in the inequality of social relations. There are caste based differences in the leadership and environment around conflict has often been the result. Castes promotes political instability confusion, violates basic principle of constitution (democracy).This highlights the central role of social relations for social capital and on that perspective developmental concept can be viewed. The availability of social capit al, its proper use may be reflected in organizational maintenance. This creates opportunities for development by making visible the potential gap between availability use. Relations teaches us unity in diversity World is a global village- vasudhaiva kutumbakam. Unity is power, disunity is death.Unless there is a degree of humility on the part of the professional staff and a desire to listen and understand other people, they will not be in a position to relate to others through media. There is a general conjecture on the part of media professionals that they can disseminate a particular idea without exchanging ideas with the grass-root people as they are specialists. A majority of them show little or no respect for the experience and knowledge of the people the creative potential of the peasants or slum dwellers. They fail to understand that poor people are more suited to depict the issues concerning them and present their own lives. In order to achieve participation, consultation , cooperation and effective mobilization of people, the media system would need to assist in establishing a sense of community and would need a desire to resolve the issues concerning them.Forming organizations with leadership emerging from within require participation and enables rural people to exercise more control over their lives.Emphasis is on the idea of self reliance on the available natural and human resources, and on the ability of individuals to define developmental problems, set goals, and make decisions independently and in accordance with their own social and cultural ethos.Respect connections between individuals and the social, political and cultural structures that have impact upon them.Relations are like plants, we got to nurture them regularly.Thinking in terms of living and letting others live.Often in the hype over economic growth, we forget the harsh naive realism of Indias-extreme poverty, hunger, disease, lack of education, and regressive social practices. W e should be concerned about them.These simmering injustices cannot be allowed to fester (pus, ulcer, decay rot) because they will heighten social tensions that will finally risk our growth story. These key problems need speedy intervention._______________________________________________________________________________________Summing UpIn this lesson we studied about various indicators. When drafting proposals, policymakers require data on a wide range of factors, such as social, economic and administrative environment, etc. Indicators are obvious signs or hints used to point something out, or highlight something. An indicator is a form of measurement in order to determine the level to what an extent. An indicator tells us if we are meeting or met the goal. Social indicators actually give a true picture of economy. All the types of social and economic indicators constitute the state of the nation. A review of these approaches and concepts points to the conclusion that the use of soc ial and human indicators is the near promising supplement to GNP, particularly if work on social indicators is done in areas central to the basic needs approach.6.9Keywords Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam It is a philosophy that inculcates an understanding that the whole world is one familySocial Relations A relation between living organisms (especially between people).Caste The system of dividing society into such classes.Preamble An introduction or preface to the constitution.Fundamental rights An interest protected by the superior or basic law of the land.Directive Principles Guidelines for the framing of laws.