The Wellbeing of Nations: Meaning, Motive and Measurement
Paul Allin
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Description for The Wellbeing of Nations: Meaning, Motive and Measurement
Hardcover. What is national wellbeing and what is progress? Why measure these definitions? Why are measures beyond economic performance needed and how will they be used? How do we measure national wellbeing & turn the definitions into observable quantities? Where are we now and where to next? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 596.
What is national wellbeing and what is progress? Why measure these definitions? Why are measures beyond economic performance needed and how will they be used? How do we measure national wellbeing & turn the definitions into observable quantities? Where are we now and where to next? These questions are asked and answered in this much needed, timely book. The Wellbeing of Nations provides an accessible and comprehensive overview of the measurement of national well-being, examining whether national wellbeing is more than the sum of the wellbeing of everyone in the country, and identifying and reviewing requirements for new measures. It ... Read more
What is national wellbeing and what is progress? Why measure these definitions? Why are measures beyond economic performance needed and how will they be used? How do we measure national wellbeing & turn the definitions into observable quantities? Where are we now and where to next? These questions are asked and answered in this much needed, timely book. The Wellbeing of Nations provides an accessible and comprehensive overview of the measurement of national well-being, examining whether national wellbeing is more than the sum of the wellbeing of everyone in the country, and identifying and reviewing requirements for new measures. It ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
595g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118489574
SKU
V9781118489574
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Paul Allin
Paul Allin, Director of Measuring National Wellbeing Programme, Office of National Statistics (retired) Paul Allin recently retired from the senior civil service where he was most recently the director of the measuring national well-being programme in the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and chaired the programme's Technical Advisory Committee. Paul is a Chartered Statistician and worked for nearly 40 ... Read more
Reviews for The Wellbeing of Nations: Meaning, Motive and Measurement
Although there are brief discussions of technical topics like measurement theory, the book will be useful to researchers across a range of disciplines and the interested general reader. (Significance, 15 June 2015)