nationalism

Nationalism to many people varyies slightly in definition and perception but basically it is a political or social philosophy in which the welfare of the nation-state as an entity is considered paramount. Nationalism is basically a collective state of mind or consciousness in which people believe their primary duty and loyalty is to the nation-state. Often nationalism implies national superiority and glorifies various national virtues. Thus love of nation may be overemphasized; concern with national …

…minimum value would be 0%. Then the rate of employment would be incorporated in the HDI as a value between 0 and 1. Since the minimum rate of employment is 0% and the maximum is 100%, the employment component for a country, region or group whose employment rate is 75% would be 0.75. The score for employment along with the scores of the other indicators incorporated in the country-specific HDI would be averaged in an overall index. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** www.encyclopedia.com