What's beyond the human developement index?

In this note, we firstly discuss Chakravarty (2003) axiomatic foundation of the Generalized Human Development Index (GHDI) then we pro- pose a different set of axioms through which a class of Foster-Shorrocks-like Human Development Measures phases out. As we will argue, this class better deals with some recent philosofical advancements of the Capability Approach.

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Year of publication:	2004-01-20
Authors:	Lanzi, Diego
Institutions:	Associazione Italiana per la Cultura della Cooperazione e del Non Profit - AICCON
Subject:	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX \| WELL-BEING MEA- SURES \| CAPABILITY APPROACH

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	AICCON Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	The text is part of a series AICCON Working Papers Number 7-2004 11 pages
Classification:	I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Quality of Life ; O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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