Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2015

DOES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT BALANCE WITH ECONOMIC GROWTH? A STUDY OF SAARC COUNTRIES

Honey Gupta, Prof. V. K. Gangal

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 Economic growth’s major indicator is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as well as Human Development Index (HDI) that shows the prosperity level of society but the relation varies in developing countries .It is an attempt to find relationship between GDP and HDI of SAARC countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan) through Pearson Correlation for the duration of 2000 to 2012. This study draw out divergent results like Correlation between SAARC countries has inverse relationship. Within SAARC countries only Afghanistan has shown positive and significant result. It generates need to improve developmental policies and implementation for better society

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Honey Gupta, Prof. V.K. Gangal Honey Gupta, Prof. V.K. Gangal Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 7 July 2015

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