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8/18/2019 WSC Social Studies

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Social Studies:

Total Fail? Tools for Measurement

WSC Training


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In this session…

• Human Development Inde• !ross Domestic "roduct•

"olit# I$• Freedom House• Social "rogress Inde•

Failed States Inde• %egatum "rosperit# Inde


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Human Development Inde &HDI'

• (ased on three dimensions:

%ong and health# life) *no+ledgea,le)

living standard


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!ross Domestic "roduct &!D"'

• -conomic activit# of a countr#• (ased on private and pu,lic

consumption) government outla#s)investments and eports minus importsthat occur +ithin a defined territor#


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"olit# I$

• .esearch and monitor on centralgovernment and political groups/ actions+ithin the scope of that authorit#

• The 0"olit# Score0

SC.-1MI2!(3.-444444444444444


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Freedom House•

1merican 2!3 founded in 5675• -pansion of freedom and democrac#• 8955Freedom House calls on "resident

3,ama to urge -g#ptian "resident HosniMu,ara* to step do+n and to urge a;uic* and peaceful transition to

democrac#


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Social "rogress Inde

• Measuring national progress


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Failed States Inde&Fragile States Inde'

•


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Failed States Inde&Fragile States Inde'

• 1dditional ;uestions to discuss:

Wh# do #ou thin* the inde has ,een

renamed? 1re its metrics appropriate?

Where does #our countr# fall in their

ran*ings and do #ou thin* the ran*ings ofan# states surprise #ou?


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Wh# do #ou thin* the inde has ,een renamed?

• The states have not failed #et• Inclusive of sta,le states•

The meaning of fail?


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1re its metrics appropriate?

• using 58 social) economic) and politicalindicators to anal#=e ho+ +ars) peaceaccords) environmental calamities) andpolitical movements have pushedcountries to+ards sta,ilit# or closer tothe ,rin* of collapse>

Demographic

Pressures

Refugees

and IDPs

Group

Grievance

Human

Flight

UnevenDevelopm

ent

Povertyand

Economic

Decline

Legitimacy of the

State

Pulic

Services

Human

Rights

Security!pparatu

s

Factionali

"ed Elites

E#ternalInterventi

on


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• Demographic pressures• .efugees and Internall# displaced persons• !roup !rievance• Human Flight•


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Where does #our countr# fall in theirran*ings and do #ou thin* the ran*ings of

an# states surprise #ou?


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Group Grievance

DemographicPressu

res

RefugeesandIDPs

GroupGrieva

nceHumanFlight

Uneven

Development

Poverty andEconomic

Decline

Legitimacyof theState

PulicServic

esHumanRights

Security

!pparatus

Factionali"e

dElites

E#ternal

Intervention


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Do #ou thin* the ran*ings of an# statessurprise #ou?


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%egatum "rosperit# Inde

• health) education) opportunit#) socialcapital) personal freedom) governance)econom#) safet# and securit#

• uestions ho+ the prosperit# +ascreated


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3verall .an*ing 89Hong @ong

• 5>7A(usiness startup costs &A of !2I perCapita'

• B5>A Thin*s its a good time to find a Eo,

• 6>7A (elieve its a good place to live forimmigrants

• >7A (elieve ,usiness G government corruptionis +idespread

• 57Teacher to pupil ratio• >A Sa# the# can rel# on others in times of

need


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1re Hermit states more li*el# to fail?

• Hermit states: countries thatcompletel# isolate itself from others

• Common misconception to 2orth @orea


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• UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMME: Human DevelopmentReports

• Freeom House

• Le!atum Inst"tute

• Fore"!n Pol"#$ Ma!a%"ne

• T&e 'un 'or pea#e

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