Education, human development and quality of life: Measurement issues and implications for India

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 279-293

  Narayana, M R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE   (India)

Author keywords

Education index; Gross enrolment ratio; HDI; Literacy rate; PQLI

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; INDEX METHOD; LITERACY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 55649099176     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9258-z     Document Type: Article

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