Social Welfare Functions and Development Measurement and Policy Applications /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Kakwani, Nanak (Συγγραφέας), Son, Hyun Hwa (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
• Θέματα: Public policy.; Econometrics.; Welfare economics.; Development economics.; Economics.; Development Economics.; Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice.; Public Policy.

Nanak Kakwani and Hyu Hwa Son make use of social welfare functions to derive indicators of development relevant to specific social objectives, such as poverty- and inequality-reduction. Arguing that the measurement of development cannot be value-free, the authors assert that if indicators of develop...