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   What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries? What are the limitations of this criterion, if any?

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   The world development report, 2012, brought out by the World...

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   In what respect is the criterion used by the UNDP for measuring development different from the one used by the World Bank?

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   UNDP: UNDP has taken education, health, life expectancy and ...

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   List few examples of environmental degradation that you may have observed around you?

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   The few examples of environmental degradation that you may h...

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   "The earth has enough resources to meet the needs of all but not enough to satisfy the greed of even one person." How is this statement relevant to the discussion of development? Discuss.

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   Why is the issue of sustainability important for development?

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   Find out the present sources of energy used by people in India. What could be the possibilities 50 years from now?