The concept of HDI was popularized by ........

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The concept of HDI was popularized by

Morris D Morris

Adam Smith

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Mahbub Ul Haq

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Explanation:

The concept developed in the 1990s. It has 3 important parameters- life expectancy, education achievement index and standard of living index.

Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq created HDI in 1990 which was further used to measure the country's development by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Calculation of the index combines four major indicators: life expectancy for health, expected years of schooling, mean of years of schooling for education and Gross National Income per capita for standard of living.

Every year UNDP ranks countries based on the HDI report released in their annual report. HDI is one of the best tools to keep track of the level of development of a country, as it combines all major social and economic indicators that are responsible for economic development.