A Framework to measure the progress of societies

Revue d'Economie Politique

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-118

  Giovannini, Enrico ^a   Morrone, Jon Hall Adolfo ^a   Ranuzzi, Giulia ^a  

^a Italian National Statistical Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Indicators; Progress; Quality of life human development; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959583821     PISSN: 03732630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/redp.211.0093     Document Type: Article

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