The Human Development Index (HDI) is a tool to measure human prosperity. Learn how it works, as well as the criticisms and limitations of how it is used.

ESSEX, MD, UNITED STATES, January 20, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — GeoSpur today announced the launch of the Human Index, an opt-in discovery system designed to bridge ...

In its 2025 country report on Ivory Coast entitled “Making the most of Ivory Coast’s capital to promote its development”, the African Development Bank (AfDB) reveals that the country has joined the ...

The Human Development Index is a complex social phenomenon composed of multiple criteria. While many studies are concerned with dealing with outliers in the representation of this composite indicator, ...

CONWAY, Ark. — For years, Reagan Stanford and her team at Disability Rights Arkansas (DRA) have been documenting what they call serious concerns inside the Conway Human Development Center. "Most of ...

The Conway Human Development Center is the subject of an investigation by Disability Rights Arkansas. Credit: Disability Rights Arkansas Nearly one-third of residents at the Conway Human Development ...

As we age, the human brain rewires itself. The process happens in distinct phases, or “epochs,” according to new research, as the structure of our neural networks changes and our brains reconfigure ...

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Two dozen of the world's richest nations, including the United States and Japan, are pulling back from their global development push, a study published on Thursday, opens ...

At the second United Nations Social Summit in Qatar this week, dozens of governments adopted the Doha Political Declaration, renewing their commitments to tackle poverty, create decent work, combat ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. BOGOTA, Colombia, Nov. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On October 31 (local time), the UMF-Shanghai Adapted Index ...

When citizens know the truth, governments work better. When information flows freely, societies thrive. And when secrecy is replaced with sunlight, lives are saved. Credible information is a ...

AMHERST – The state stopped placing homeless families in Center of Human Development programs last month and ordered the Springfield nonprofit to close its Jessie’s House shelter in Amherst after the ...