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Social Studies:
Total Fail? Tools for Measurement
WSC Training
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In this session…
• Human Development Inde• !ross Domestic "roduct•
"olit# I$• Freedom House• Social "rogress Inde•
Failed States Inde• %egatum "rosperit# Inde
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Human Development Inde &HDI'
• (ased on three dimensions:
%ong and health# life) *no+ledgea,le)
living standard
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!ross Domestic "roduct &!D"'
• -conomic activit# of a countr#• (ased on private and pu,lic
consumption) government outla#s)investments and eports minus importsthat occur +ithin a defined territor#
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"olit# I$
• .esearch and monitor on centralgovernment and political groups/ actions+ithin the scope of that authorit#
• The 0"olit# Score0
SC.-1MI2!(3.-444444444444444
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Freedom House•
1merican 2!3 founded in 5675• -pansion of freedom and democrac#• 8955Freedom House calls on "resident
3,ama to urge -g#ptian "resident HosniMu,ara* to step do+n and to urge a;uic* and peaceful transition to
democrac#
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Social "rogress Inde
• Measuring national progress
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Failed States Inde&Fragile States Inde'
•
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Failed States Inde&Fragile States Inde'
• 1dditional ;uestions to discuss:
Wh# do #ou thin* the inde has ,een
renamed? 1re its metrics appropriate?
Where does #our countr# fall in their
ran*ings and do #ou thin* the ran*ings ofan# states surprise #ou?
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Wh# do #ou thin* the inde has ,een renamed?
• The states have not failed #et• Inclusive of sta,le states•
The meaning of fail?
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1re its metrics appropriate?
• using 58 social) economic) and politicalindicators to anal#=e ho+ +ars) peaceaccords) environmental calamities) andpolitical movements have pushedcountries to+ards sta,ilit# or closer tothe ,rin* of collapse>
Demographic
Pressures
Refugees
and IDPs
Group
Grievance
Human
Flight
UnevenDevelopm
ent
Povertyand
Economic
Decline
Legitimacy of the
State
Pulic
Services
Human
Rights
Security!pparatu
s
Factionali
"ed Elites
E#ternalInterventi
on
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• Demographic pressures• .efugees and Internall# displaced persons• !roup !rievance• Human Flight•
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Where does #our countr# fall in theirran*ings and do #ou thin* the ran*ings of
an# states surprise #ou?
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Group Grievance
DemographicPressu
res
RefugeesandIDPs
GroupGrieva
nceHumanFlight
Uneven
Development
Poverty andEconomic
Decline
Legitimacyof theState
PulicServic
esHumanRights
Security
!pparatus
Factionali"e
dElites
E#ternal
Intervention
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Do #ou thin* the ran*ings of an# statessurprise #ou?
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%egatum "rosperit# Inde
• health) education) opportunit#) socialcapital) personal freedom) governance)econom#) safet# and securit#
• uestions ho+ the prosperit# +ascreated
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3verall .an*ing 89Hong @ong
• 5>7A(usiness startup costs &A of !2I perCapita'
• B5>A Thin*s its a good time to find a Eo,
• 6>7A (elieve its a good place to live forimmigrants
• >7A (elieve ,usiness G government corruptionis +idespread
• 57Teacher to pupil ratio• >A Sa# the# can rel# on others in times of
need
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1re Hermit states more li*el# to fail?
• Hermit states: countries thatcompletel# isolate itself from others
• Common misconception to 2orth @orea
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• UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMME: Human DevelopmentReports
• Freeom House
• Le!atum Inst"tute
• Fore"!n Pol"#$ Ma!a%"ne
• T&e 'un 'or pea#e