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Human Well-Being: Concept and Measurement
Mark McGillivray
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Description for Human Well-Being: Concept and Measurement
Hardback. This book provides insights into how human well-being could be better defined and empirically assessed. It takes stock of and reviews various concepts and measures and provides recommendations for future practice and research. Editor(s): McGillivray, Mark. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 561.
This book provides insights into how human well-being could be better defined and empirically assessed. It takes stock of and reviews various concepts and measures and provides recommendations for future practice and research.
This book provides insights into how human well-being could be better defined and empirically assessed. It takes stock of and reviews various concepts and measures and provides recommendations for future practice and research.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Development Economics and Policy
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230004986
SKU
V9780230004986
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About Mark McGillivray
STEVEN DOWRICK Professor of Economics, Australian National University, Australia DES GASPER Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands SUSAN HARKNESS Lecturer in Economics, University of Bristol, UK STEPHAN KLASEN Professor of Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany ERIC NEUMAYER Reader in Environment and Development, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK FARHAD NOORBAKHSH Professor of ... Read more
Reviews for Human Well-Being: Concept and Measurement
'It has become widely acknowledged that the purpose of development is to improve human well being. But how do we define well being? How do we measure it? This volume is a much needed publication that brings together leading research on addressing these questions. This is an important book for all development professionals.' - Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Visiting Professor, The New ... Read more