It is somewhat easier to say which countries are richer and which are poorer.But indicators of wealth which reflect the quantity of resource available a society provide no information about the allocation of those resource for instance about more or less equitable distribution of income among social group about the share of resource used to provide free health and education service and about the effect to production and consumption on people is environment.Thus it is no wonder that countries with similar average income and differ substantially when it comes to people is quality of life.access to education and health care,employment opportunity availability of clean air and safe drinking water,the treat of crime,and so on.With that in mind,how do we determine which countries are more developed and which are less developed?