NCERT Book Class 10 Social Science (Economics) Chapter 1 Development

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CHAPTER I : DEVELOPMENT

Development has many aspects. The enable better understanding of the themes
purpose of this chapter is to enable discussed by bringing the learners closer
students to understand this idea. They to their real life situations.
have to understand that people have There are certain terms used in this
different perspectives on development and chapter that would require clarification —
there are ways by which we can arrive at Per Capita Income, Literacy Rate, Infant
common indicators for development. To Mortality Rate, Attendance Ratio, Life
do this, we have used situations that they Expectancy, Gross Enrolment Ratio, and
can respond to in an intuitive manner; we Human Development Index. Though data
have also presented analysis that is more pertaining to these terms are provided,
complex and macro in nature. these would need further explanation. You
How can countries or states be may also need to clarify the concept of
compared using some selected Purchasing Power Parity that is used to
development indicators is another calculate Gross National Income Per Capita
question that students would read in Table 1.6. It is necessary to keep in mind
about in this chapter. Economic that these terms are used as an aid to the
development can be measured and discussion and not something to
income is the most common method be memorised.
for measuring development. However, Sources for Information
the income method, though useful,
The data for this chapter is taken from
has several weaknesses. Hence, we
reports published by the Government of
need newer ways of looking at
India (Economic Survey, Reports of the
development using indicators of
National Family Health Survey and
quality of life and environmental
Handbook of Statistics on the Indian
sustainability.
Economy), United Nations Development
It is necessary for you to expect the Programme (Human Development Report)
students to respond actively in the and World Bank (World Development
classroom and on a topic such as the Indicators). Many of these reports are
above, there would be wide variation in published every year. It may be interesting
opinion and possibility of debate. Allow to look up these reports if they are
students to argue their point of view. At available in your school library. If not, you
the end of each section there are a few may log on to the websites of these
questions and activities. These serve two institutions (www.budgetindia.nic.in,
purposes: first, they recap the ideas www.undp.org,www.worldbank.org,
discussed in the section and second, they www.rbi.org).

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