however, may offer high pay but no job security and also leave no time for your family. This will reduce your sense of security and freedom.

Similarly, for development, people look at a mix of goals. It is true that if women are engaged in paid work, the family income increases and their dignity in the household and society increases. However, at the same time if there is respect for women, there would be more sharing of housework and a greater acceptance of women working outside. A safe and secure environment may allow more women to take up a variety of jobs or run a business.

Hence, the developmental goals that people have are not only about better income but also about other important things in life.

  • Why do different persons have different notions of development? which of the following explanations is more important and why?
    1. Because people are different
    2. Because life situations of different persons are different.
  • Do these two statements mean the same thing? Justify your answer.
    1. People have different developmental goals
    2. People have conflicting develpomental goals
  • Give some examples of where factors other than income are important aspects of our lives.
  • Explain some of the important ideas of the above sections in your own words.

How to Compare Different Countries or State

When we compare different things, there could be similarities as well as differences. Which aspects do we use to compare them? Let us look at the students in a class itself. How do we compare different students? They differ in their height, health, talents and interests. The healthiest student may not be the most studious one. The most intelligent student may not be the friendliest one. So, how do we compare students? The criterion we may use depends on the purpose of comparison. We use different criteria to choose a sports team, a debate team, a music team or a team to organise a picnic. Still, if for some purpose, we have to choose the criteria for the all-round progress of children in the class, how do we do it?

Usually, we take one or more important characteristics of persons and compare them based on these characteristics. For comparing countries, their income is considered to be one of the most important attributes. Countries with higher income are more developed than countries with lower income. This is done based


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