On Reckoning Level Differentials in the Measurement of Progress: An Illustration in the Context of Deliveries Assisted by Skilled Health Personnel

William Joe and Udaya Shankar Mishra ()
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Udaya Shankar Mishra: Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi

No 352, IEG Working Papers from Institute of Economic Growth

Abstract: The paper highlights that performance assessments should account for non-linear dynamics of progress, whereby an improvement at a higher level represents greater achievement than an equal improvement at a lower level. With this rationale, desirable properties of progress assessment indicators are reviewed and an alternative level-sensitive indicator is discussed. Further, an application in the context of proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel is presented, to draw attention towards the dismal performance of developing regions, particularly least developed countries (LDC) from sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In concluding, we argue that post-2015 goal setting should resolve the definitional and operational inconsistencies associated with existing developmental targets and indicators.

Keywords: MDGs; level sensitivity; skilled health personnel; progress assessment; developing region; LDCs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2015
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Published as Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, 2015, pages 1-29

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