Measuring Development (Order of Diamond)

1. Which indicator do you think is the most important for measuring development? Why?

I think that the 'Gross National Product' is the most important for measuring development because its important to know what the average person's income is so that an appropriate tax level can be given so that with the money, through taxes, can be used to make schools and other buildings.

2. Which indicator do you think is the least important for measuring development? Why?

I think that the least important would be '% people employed in agriculture' because even though it is more important than 'Car Ownership', it isn't as important as 'Gross National Product' or 'Infant Mortality Rates' because it only includes the farmers that make the food.

3. Explain the positions of the middle indicators.

I think that the number of doctors per person is important because then it decreases the death rate of a country since there is more health care available for people. I also think that 'Population Growth Rates' and 'Infant Mortality Rates' are important for controlling the population of a country.

4. Which indicator did you discard (not use)? Why?

We discarded the 'Car Ownership' because we didn't think that it wasn't important since there are other ways of transportation other then having your own car.

5. Is there another indicator you think would fit? Why?

I think that maybe another indicator could be 'Life Expectancy' because it shows the average life expectancy of a citizen and at what age they are expected to die.

6. Was it easy to make the decisions as a group? Why or why not?

I wasn't here that day but i agree with most of what they chose because they put the indicators in a similar position to what i would do.