effects of economic development on quality of life

• the millennium development goals were 15 year targets set by the United Nations in the year 2000
• the eight millennium goals were:

  1. eradicate extreme hunger and poverty
  2. achieve universal primary education
  3. promote gender equality and empower women
  4. reduce child mortality
  5. improve maternal health
  6. combat HIV/ AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  7. ensure environmental sustainability
  8. develop a global partnership for development
• india has successfully:

  1. reduced the number of people living below the poverty line
  2. decreased gender disparities in schools so the number of girls and boys attending classes is more even
  3. reduced the number of women who die during or straight after childbirth
  4. increased percentage of households with access to clean, safe water
  5. reduced the spread of HIV / AIDS and other diseases
• the quality of life for some indian people has improved dramatically over the last 30 years
• there are more jobs and indias daily wages have increased by about 42 rupees since 2010
• people have more money to improve their life, for example by securing access to clean water, a higher quality home and medical care
• the life expectancy has increased from 38 to 68 years within a generation
• there are fewer dependents and more people of working age
• however, the vast mass of the rural population remains impoverished
• jobs in some industries can be dangerous or include poor conditions, which can reduce quality of life