RBSE Class 10 Social Science Notes Economics Chapter 1 Development

These comprehensive RBSE Class 10 Social Science Notes Economics Chapter 1 Development will give a brief overview of all the concepts.

RBSE Class 10 Social Science Notes Economics Chapter 1 Development

→ Development has many aspects. There are various aims of life. How to achieve those aims and how to live life, are certain problems which we study under development. What kind of nation should be there? What are the necessary things which are required for life? How to achieve better standard of life? How should we live together? How to achieve economic equalities? etc.

→ What does Development Promise:
Different People, Different Goals: Aspirations of development may be different from people to people. The goals of development may be different for different people.

→ Income and Other Goals:
Generally everyone wants to maximise his income. With the increase of income, people also seek things like equal treatment, freedom, security and respect from others.

→ National Development:
Can all the ideas be considered equally important? or. If there are conflicts how does one decide? What would be a fair and just path for all? What would be a better way of doing things? Would the idea benefit a large number of people or only a small group? National development considers all these questions.

→ How to Compare Various Countries or States?:
For comparing countries, their income is considered to be one of the most important attributes and per capita income is considered a better indicator for comparison purposes. World bank has classified countries on the basis of their per-capita income.

→ Income and Other Criteria:
Besides average income, other attributes like security, respect for others, equal treatment, freedom etc. are used for comparison purposes among different nations or states. For example—various states of India can be compared on the basis of Infant- mortality rate, birth rate, death rate, literacy rate etc.

→ Public Facilities:
We cannot arrange fresh environment, unadulterated medicine, preven¬tion from infectious diseases from our own resources. So government or society provides these things collectively. The facilities which are helpful to increase living standard are known as public facilities.

→ Sustainability of Development:
Sustainable development means to increase the present level of.development and to maintain the same standard of development for future generations.