Beyond GDP : measuring welfare and assessing sustainability /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Fleurbaey, Marc (Autor), Blanchet, Didier (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Temas:
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.
Bruttoinlandsprodukt
Soziale Wohlfahrt
Wirtschaftsindikator
Wohlfahrtstheorie
Producte interior brut.
Economia del benestar.
Política social.
Política econòmica.
Llibres electrònics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199344154
0199344159
019933255X
9780199332557
9781299600454
129960045X

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