As a result of the 1992 U.N.Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro,terms such as "underdevelopment" have largely been dropped in favor of measurements such as sustainable development,and economies are now classified by their:
A)material well-being
B)levels of economic development
C)levels of income or their ranking on the Human Development Index
D)standard of living

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The question mentions that the term "underdevelopment" has largely been dropped in favor of sustainable development. This shift in language and approach is reflected in the use of measurements such as levels of income or ranking on the Human Development Index, rather than categorizing economies based solely on their material well-being or level of economic development. Therefore, option C - levels of income or ranking on the Human Development Index - is the best choice.

As a Result of the 1992 U