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The Good Society : A Comparative Study of Denmark and Switzerland
Christoffersen, Henrik - 2014
Preface -- 1 Introduction -- Part I: The Quality of Life in Two Different Good Societies: Denmark and Switzerland -- 2 Two Wealthy Economies and Their Development -- 3 Are the Standards of Living Similar or Dissimilar?- 4 Happiness in Denmark and Switzerland.- Part II: Two Models of Good...
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Measuring Globalisation : Gauging Its Consequences
Dreher, Axel - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014014690
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Human Well-Being : Concept and Measurement
McGillivray, Mark (ed.) - 2007
This book provides insights into how human well-being could be better defined and empirically assessed. It takes stock of and reviews various concepts and measures and provides recommendations for future practice and research
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054238
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Multidimensional Poverty Measurement : Concepts and Applications
Wagle, Udaya - 2008
Multidimensional approaches have increasingly been used to understand poverty, but have yet to be fully operationalized. This methodical and important book uses factor analysis and structural equations modelling to develop a multidimensional framework that integrates capability and social...
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Exchange Entitlement Mapping : Theory and Evidence
Charles, Aurélie - 2012
The main aim of this book is to develop and implement an innovative tool: exchange-entitlement mapping, or E-mapping for short. This tool enables us to look at the economic and social opportunities to develop human capabilities for different groups of individuals, depending on their group...
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Das Konzept der Metropolregion in Theorie und Praxis : Ziele, Umsetzung und Kritik
Bege, Stefan - 2010
Einführung -- Die Genese der Metropolregion in Deutschland, Empirie -- Die theoretisch – konzeptionelle Fundierung der Metropolregion – aktueller Stand der Forschung -- Erweiterung der Funktionentheorie der Metropolregion: Das Indikatorenmodell (Phänomene der Metropolregion) --...
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National Intellectual Capital : A Comparison of 40 Countries
Lin, Yeh-Yun - 2011
the intellectual capital indices at the national or regional level. As a result, an increasing number world organizations … leaders, policy makers, world organizations, and individuals are invited to see their own world through the lens of this set …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013522878
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Seven Centuries of Unreal Wages : The Unreliable Data, Sources and Methods that have been used for Measuring Standards of Living in the Past
Hatcher, John (ed.); Stephenson, Judy Z. (ed.) - 2018
The quality of life experienced by people in the past is one of the most important areas of historical enquiry, and the standard of living of populations is one of the leading measures of the economic performance of nations. Yet how accurate is the information on which these judgments are based?...
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China 2030
Hu Angang - 2014
Brief Introduction -- 1 China’s Dream and Roadmap -- China’s Dream: Common prosperity and a harmonious world -- China …: A society with common wealth -- Common prosperity for China and the world -- Co-existence and prosperity between man and … nature -- China’s roadmap -- Logic of China’s development -- Theme and structure of the book -- 2 A world of Common …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014020395
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The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume IV : The Private and Social Costs of Overeating and their Remedies
Joshua, John - 2017
This title offers an in-depth analysis of the psychological causes and consequences of, and proposed interventions for over-eating. The author examines the history of obesity and its distribution by social class and geography, the environmental effects of overconsumption and economic remedies...
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