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Measuring is Believing! Improving Conventional Indicators of Welfare State Development

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  • Jon Olaskoaga-Larrauri
  • Ricardo Aláez-Aller
  • Pablo Díaz-de-Basurto

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  • Jon Olaskoaga-Larrauri & Ricardo Aláez-Aller & Pablo Díaz-de-Basurto, 2010. "Measuring is Believing! Improving Conventional Indicators of Welfare State Development," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 96(1), pages 113-131, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:96:y:2010:i:1:p:113-131
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9469-y
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