Human Development Index and Millennium Development Goals examplified by Mexico

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by

Tobias Säbel

In the course of study

ISGM

In the subject of study

International Business II

Human Development Index and Millennium Development Goals

Exemplified by Mexico

Prof. : Mechthild Schrooten

Handed in :

Table of content

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Introduction 1

Millennium Development Goals 2

1.1 Characteristics and function of the MDGs 2

1.2 Mexico on the way to the MDGs 2015 4

Human Development Index 7

2.1 Features and purpose of the HDI 7

2.2 Development and Outlook of Mexico's HDI 8

2.3 Inequality-adjusted HDI 9

Conclusions 11

Bibliography

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Table of figures

Table 1: Millennium Development Goals……………………………………………

Table 2: Development of Mexico's MDG…………………………………………….

Figure 1: Components of the HDI…………………………………………………….

Table 3: Development of Mexico's HDI ……………………………………………..

Figure 2: Development of Mexico's HDI by categories…………………………….

Table 4: Inequality-adjusted HDI of Mexico………………………………………….

Table 5: Enhanced HDI………………………………………………………………...

Introduction

Human Development is about creating an environment in which people can develop their full potential and lead productive, creative lives in accord with their needs and interests.

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These objectives as well as urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together (UNDP, 2011). Therefore the United Nations (UN) launched in 1990 the Human Development Index (HDI) and later on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Today, more than 20 years after the Human Development Report (HDR) was published for the first time by the UNDP it has significantly lead to a better overall situation and awareness in peoples' minds. From 1990 onwards it presented systematic sets of socio-economic indicators with the objective to picture and enhance the situation in predominantly LDCs.

The MDGs were established in the year 2000 during the United Nations Millennium Summit. The MDGs took over several aspects of the HDI and eclipse it somehow. Similar to the HDI the Millennium...