Though the Level of Income Is Important, It Is Not an Inadequate Measure of Development. Justify the Statement.

It is true to say that the level of income is also an important criterion for comparing the countries because it helps in fulfilling the greater demands of the people. Higher income countries are more developed than the lower income countries. But just the level of income is not a useful criterion. Along with it the other non-material criteria should be used.

UNDP’s criteria is the best criteria for comparing the countries with respect to the other criteria because the other criteria like total income and per capita income are the material criteria whereas the UNDP uses both the material and non-material criteria for the comparison. It gives the real picture of development of a country.