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Beyond GDP : measuring welfare and assessing sustainability /

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Is GDP a good proxy for social welfare? Building on economic theory, this book confirms that it is not, but also that most alternatives to it share its basic flaw, i.e., a focus on specific aspects of people's lives without sufficiently taking account of people's values and goals. A better...

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Main Authors: Fleurbaey, Marc (Author), Blanchet, Didier (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Subjects:
Welfare economics.
Gross domestic product.
Economic policy.
Social policy.
Public Policy
Économie du bien-être.
Produit intérieur brut.
Politique économique.
Politique sociale.
public policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Theory.
Economie de bien-être.
Méthodes statistiques.
Modèles mathématiques.
Economic policy
Gross domestic product
Social policy
Welfare economics
Bruttoinlandsprodukt
Soziale Wohlfahrt
Wirtschaftsindikator
Wohlfahrtstheorie
Producte interior brut.
Economia del benestar.
Política social.
Política econòmica.
Electronic books.
Llibres electrònics.
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Summary:Is GDP a good proxy for social welfare? Building on economic theory, this book confirms that it is not, but also that most alternatives to it share its basic flaw, i.e., a focus on specific aspects of people's lives without sufficiently taking account of people's values and goals. A better approach is possible.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199344154
0199344159
019933255X
9780199332557
9781299600454
129960045X