A reassessment of the human development index via data envelopment analysis

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 969-980

  Despotis, D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Development; Human development index

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STANDARDS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX;

DATA REDUCTION;

EID: 22744444590     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601927     Document Type: Article

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