For better or for worse, till the human development index do us part?

Ecological Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 281-296

  Morse, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HDI; Human development; UNDP

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METHODOLOGY; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 0037594184     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(03)00085-5     Document Type: Article

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