Human Progress Measure

A Human Progress Measure is a progress measure that quantifies improvements in human conditions across health outcomes, economic outcomes, and social outcomes.

• AKA: Human Advancement Measure, Human Development Progress Measure, Human Flourishing Progress Measure.
• Context:
  • It can typically track Global Well-Being Improvement Processes through longitudinal data collection.
  • It can typically assess Enlightenment Ideal impacts through empirical measurement.
  • It can often counter Media Negativity Bias effects by documenting positive trends.
  • It can often inform policy decision-making through quantitative assessment.
  • It can range from being a Simple Human Progress Measure to being a Composite Human Progress Measure, depending on its indicator complexity.
  • It can range from being a Local Human Progress Measure to being a Global Human Progress Measure, depending on its geographic scope.
  • It can range from being a Objective Human Progress Measure to being a Subjective Human Progress Measure, depending on its measurement type.
  • It can range from being a Single-Domain Human Progress Measure to being a Multi-Domain Human Progress Measure, depending on its coverage breadth.
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• Examples:
  • Health Progress Measures, such as:
    • Life Expectancy Progress Measure for longevity improvement.
    • Child Mortality Reduction Measure for health system progress.
  • Economic Progress Measures, such as:
    • Poverty Reduction Progress Measure for economic advancement.
    • Income Inequality Progress Measure for distribution improvement.
  • Social Progress Measures, such as:
    • Education Access Progress Measure for knowledge expansion.
    • Gender Equality Progress Measure for social equity.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Economic Decline Measure, which tracks regression patterns.
  • Crisis Severity Measure, which quantifies negative events.
  • Stagnation Measure, which identifies lack of progress.
• See: Progress Measure, Social Progress Index, Human Well-Being Measure, Global Well-Being Improvement Process, Enlightenment Ideal, Media Negativity Bias, Optimism Bias.

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