what is the exact meaning of development?

Answer 1

wellness of the thing.

Answer 2

there are many kinds of development...
personality development.........human development.......

DEVELOPMENT:
The notion of development is complex and multidimensional. Development suggests 'progress' and 'improvement' but compared to what? Eg the move from an agrarian to industrial economy often means the the loss of a way of life and movements of population from rural to urban areas. In what sense is this progress or development? Are there only 'winners'?

Is a worker earning $50,000 pa in an industrialsed nation working 18 hour days, commuting long distances on congested roads, with large mortgage and pressure 'to succeed' better or worse off than a worker in developing country earning $5,000 pa - sufficient income to meet the needs of his family - but with fewer 'stresses'?

Dudely Seers 1969 definition of development is widely adccepted. Development occurs with: the reduction and elimination of poverty, inequality and unemployment within a growing economy.

Such outcomes are development because they mean improved the quality of life for all

Since 2000 effective Development has been linked to meeting International Development Goals for poverty, improvements in health and education, and protection of the environment agreed by the UN, IMF and World Bank.

Answer 3

de·vel·op·ment (d-vlp-mnt)
n.
1. The act of developing.
2. The state of being developed.
3. A significant event, occurrence, or change.
4. The natural progression from a previous, simpler, or embryonic stage to a later, more complex, or adult stage.