Grouping and ranking of 30 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa; two distance-based methods compared

Abstract

On t.p.: Toward a system of quantitative indicators of components of human resources development

Working paper providing a typological analysis of 30 countries in Africa South of the Sahara, according to their economic and social development - Discusses two distance-based methods including the Wroclaw taxonomy and compares their results, groups countries according to the socio-economic indicators of health and education, with special reference to enrolment ratios and literacy rates