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Paradox and Perception : Measuring Quality of Life in Latin America /

"Improves our understanding of the determinants of well-being in Latin America using a broad "quality-of-life" concept that challenges standard assumptions in economics, including those about the relationship between happiness and income. Builds upon new economic approaches related to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Inter-American Development Bank
Otros Autores: Lora, Eduardo, Graham, Carol, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Improves our understanding of the determinants of well-being in Latin America using a broad "quality-of-life" concept that challenges standard assumptions in economics, including those about the relationship between happiness and income. Builds upon new economic approaches related to the study of happiness, finding some paradoxes as respondents evaluate their well-being"--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (258 pages): ill. ;
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815703952