Human well-being and the natural environment / Partha Dasgupta.
Human well-being and the natural environment / Partha Dasgupta.
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Publisher
Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
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Date
2001.
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G 2013/2428
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxii, 305 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Means and Ends -- Pt. I. Valuing and Evaluating -- 1. The Notion of Well-Being -- [superscript *]1. Ordering Social States -- 2. Why Measure Well-Being? -- 3. Constituents and Determinants of Well-Being -- Pt. II. Measuring Current Well-Being -- 4. Theory -- 5. Current Quality of Life...
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Publisher
Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2001.
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Summary
"In Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment, Partha Dasgupta explores ways to measure the quality of life. Although the problem pervades a number of academic disciplines, it is not confined to the academic realm. International organizations regularly publish cross-country estimates of the quality of life, journalists and commentators publicize...
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Human well-being and the natural environment / Partha Dasgupta.
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Oxford Scholarship Online collection.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF/N306/191.
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G 2013/2428
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74VvQW48lKLd
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ISBN
0199267197 (pbk.)
9780199247882
0199247889
9780199267194 (pbk.)
DDC
306
MMS ID
991014562829702626
