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Wellbeing in developing countries : from theory to research /

Establishes a new paradigm for development centred on the idea of human wellbeing.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gough, Ian, McGregor, J. Allister
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Notes on contributors; Acronyms; Preface; Introduction; 1 Theorising wellbeing in international development; Part I Human needs and human wellbeing; 2 Conceptualising human needs and wellbeing; 3 Basic psychological needs: a self-determination theory perspective on the promotion of wellness across development and cultures; 4 Measuring freedoms alongside wellbeing; 5 Using security to indicate wellbeing; 6 Towards a measure of non-economic wellbeing achievement; Part II Resources, agency and meaning.
  • 7 Wellbeing, livelihoods and resources in social practice8 Livelihoods and resource accessing in the Andes: desencuentros in theory and practice; 9 Poverty and exclusion, resources and relationships: theorising the links between economic and social development; Part III Quality of life and subjective wellbeing; 10 Cross-cultural quality of life assessment approaches and experiences from the health care field; 11 Researching quality of li.