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Introduction

Since mid 1970s , East Asia and Latin America with specific references to India and Brazil respectively have recorded tremendous growth in their Human Development Index score . It is only the African continent that has lagged behind in issues of social justice , development and globalization due to poor governance , overdependence on donor support and the low life expectancy due to the effect of HIV /AIDS . A considerable growth of India in terms of globalization and improved economy has been noted in the

last two decades . By 1900 , the United States had become a member of the economic core , while Brazil remained mired in the semi-periphery (DeWitt , pp . 4-10

Factors of consideration in the measurement of human development of a particular nation that include life expectancy , adult literacy and the purchasing power parity (PPT ) indicate that these two nations have moved a notch higher on the HDI scale . These nations have also noted a considerable improvement in other matters such as gender equality respect for human rights and political and social freedoms

According to Human Development Report , the Human Development Index for India is 0 .169 . This gives the country a rank of 128th out of 177 with data . This indicates that India has recorded positive changes in its HDI ranking . A deeper examination of important issues related to the well being of people such as income gives a better understanding on how a country 's level of development can be tracked . Relations between Brazil and...