Editing International development (section)

===Measurement===
[[Image:HDImap2006-colourblind-compliant.png|thumb|World map indicating [[Human Development Index]] in 2006]]
The judging of how developed a country or a community is highly subjective, often highly controversial, and very important in judging what further development is necessary or desirable.

There are many different measures of human development, many of them related to the different sectors above. Some of them are:
* National [[GDP]]
* [[Literacy]] rates
* [[Life expectancy]]
* [[Human Development Index]]
* [[Gini coefficient]]
* Human Security Index – see external link and mention on [[Human security]]
* Per capita income
* Maternal survival rate
* [[HIV]] infection rates
* Number of doctors per capita

An interesting way of seeing development is through modernization. This includes electronification of households and increases in phone plans. This does not accurately convey social development although it is hard to precisely measure, and institutions differ greatly in their methods.<ref>International Development Association (IDA). (n.d.). Retrieved from The World Bank: www.worldbank.org/ida</ref> This goes into the debate on whether economic growth causes social growth or vice versa. Indicators of social change can be used to complement economic factors as indicators of development and in formulating development policies.<ref name="idrc.ca">(2009). Retrieved from The International Development Research Centre: www.idrc.ca</ref>

In a multi-country review of development progress, improved outcomes on these measures has generally been found to be driven by a combination of smart leadership, policies, institutions, and social networks, according to the [[Overseas Development Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mapping Progress:Evidence for a New Development Outlook|url=http://www.developmentprogress.org/global-report|work=Development Progress|publisher=ODI|access-date=12 January 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114150252/http://www.developmentprogress.org/global-report|archive-date=14 January 2012}}</ref>