Development of a country is measured by certain factors such as infant mortality rate, gross national product and literacy levels. While considering these factors I started wondering if these were culturally biased? Development is another word for progress towards specific values. I am including a list of values various Ugandans have shared with me and translated it into development language.
1. Household capacity to host guests and extended family.
2. Average familial relations per person
3. Gross National excitement expressed during football matches
4. Number of muzungus (white people) well hosted
5. Inter-neighbor walkway usage
6. Gross output of wedding invitations
7. Average financial contribution to the educational development of another family member
8. Gross expertise as measured by white hairs
Compare with traditional development indicators here
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uganda_statistics.html
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