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Measuring the Quality of Life across Countries

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Slottje, Daniel J
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A multidimensional approach to measuring the quality of life across countries is introduced. The author operationalizes A. Sen's concept that other factors besides gross domestic product and mortality rates should be incorporated into any quality of life analysis. This paper examines twenty attributes for 126 countries in computing a new index. Copyright 1991 by MIT Press.

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Volume (Year): 73 (1991)
Issue (Month): 4 (November)
Pages: 684-93
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  9. Bianca Biagi & D. Lambiri & V. Royuela, 2006. "Quality of Life in the Economic and Urban Economic Literature," Working Paper CRENoS 200610, Centre for North South Economic Research, University of Cagliari and Sassari, Sardinia. [Downloadable!]
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