A Comparison of the Well-Being of Agricultural and Non Agricultural Households Using a Multicriterial Approach

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 183-195

  Boncinelli, Fabio ^a   Casini, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural households; Composite indicator; Multicriteria methodology; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937696879     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: 15730921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-013-0488-3     Document Type: Article

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