Measuring Well-Being and Progress

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-65

  D'Acci, Luca ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

GDP; Happiness; Humanity development; Progress; Quality of life; Well being

Indexed keywords

HOLISTIC APPROACH; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; INDEX METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 80052271122     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9717-1     Document Type: Article

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