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Country worsens in social inequality
posted on: Nov 23 2011 7:59 by RDugey. Viewed 22 times.
La Dominican Republic "lost nine positions" which means social inequality "mainly due to the inequalities of income and education, according to the world on 2011 human development report, published by the programme of the United Nations for development (UNDP).
However, according to the same report, Dominican Republic increased its human development index, in two positions in the world of 187 countries, ladder and occupies the position 24 of 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The report, submitted last night at the Auditorium of the Universidad Católica of Santo Domingo, indicates that in education abroad is located at position 20 among the 29 countries of Latin America and the position 88 of 187 countries.
Meant that in the past 31 years the country has increased its human development index consistently, but indicates that it has significant challenges in terms of education and health. The report sets out u000athe performance shown in these two fields has not allowed that income growth is translated into further increases in the rate of development human.
Therefore, the report is located Dominican Republic among countries with medium human development index, ranking among the top five countries in the world in this classification.
Other countries
Haiti is the country of America with the lowest human development index, while Barbados, Argentina and Chile are part of the Group of Nations of very high HDI human.
"Adjust the HDI for inequality, the country loses nine positions, showing a 26% fall in the index, which reveals the great challenge facing the country for the coming years." In terms of the rate of gender equality, which analyses the disadvantages faced by women in three dimensions, reproductive health, empowerment and activity u000aeconomic.
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