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Human beings (you, me, everybody) are still in an undeveloped state. A developed country is a country where the people have a degree of control over their government. Therefore a developed nation is one where the government provides services to its people. The Human Ddevelopment Index grades governments in a number of areas, such as:

Social progress - greater access to knowledge, better nutrition and health services. Economics - the importance of economic growth as a means to reduce inequality and improve levels of human development. Efficiency - in terms of resource use and availability. human development is pro-growth and productivity as long as such growth directly benefits the poor, women and other marginalized groups. Equity - in terms of economic growth and other human development parameters. Participation and freedom - particularly empowerment, democratic governance, gender equality, civil and political rights, and cultural liberty, particularly for marginalized groups defined by urban-rural, sex, age, religion, ethnicity, physical/mental parameters, etc. Sustainability - for future generations in ecological, economic and social terms. Human security - security in daily life against such chronic threats as hunger and abrupt disruptions including joblessness, famine, conflict, etc.

So while good economics enable countries to create good conditions for all these areas many countries choose not to develop fully and thus are dropped down the list. For example the the worlds richest country, the United States, sits 15th on the Human Development Index because it chooses not to progress its society as much as some poorer countries, such as Ireland or Australia. Only about 40% of countries are considered somewhat developed because their governments at least try to provide services to the people.

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