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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | The Global Hunger Index falls short on its own nutrient value -V Anantha Nageswaran

The Global Hunger Index falls short on its own nutrient value -V Anantha Nageswaran

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published Published on Oct 19, 2021   modified Modified on Oct 20, 2021

-Livemint.com

Its unclear methodology and bias correctives offer cause for doubt that our low rank reflects reality

An index by the name Global Hunger Index (GHI) released its 2021 edition on Friday. Even as it showed India improving its absolute score, its rank slipped because others did better on the four parameters that go into the index, presumably.

In general, these global rankings are problematic for several reasons. One, they take no account of different population sizes, and, second, nor do they consider the different paths that nations have followed. Only one other country has a population comparable to India’s. Third, they take no account of different resource endowments. If a country or region was lavished with aid and assistance for a specific purpose, then its achievement on that parameter has to be much bigger. Four, it is not easy to replicate such indices since they involve some quantitative and qualitative aspects. Five, such global indices make nations prioritize rank improvement as an ultimate policy objective rather than improvement in the underlying parameters. That leaves the organizations responsible for such indices open to influence and worse.

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Livemint.com, 19 October, 2021, https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/the-global-hunger-index-falls-short-on-its-own-nutrient-value-11634572159806.html


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