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Social Welfare Functions and Development : Measurement and Policy Applications / by Nanak Kakwani, Hyun Hwa Son

Publisher	(London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan)
Year	2016
Edition	1st ed. 2016.
Authors	*Kakwani, Nanak author Son, Hyun Hwa author SpringerLink (Online service)

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Links to the text	Library Off-campus access			OB00175600		Springer Economics and Finance eBooks (電子ブック)	9781137583253

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Size	XXIX, 355 p. 35 illus : online resource
Notes	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 development are to have policy relevance, they must be assessed on the basis of the social objectives in question. This study develops indicators that are sensitive to both the level and the distribution of individuals’ capabilities. The idea of the social welfare function, defined in income space, is extended to the concept of the social well-being function, defined in capability space. Through empirical analysis from selected developing countries, with a particular focus on Brazil, the authors shape techniques appropriate to the analysis of development in different dimensions. The focus of this evidence-based policy analysis is to evaluate alternative policies affecting the capacities of people to enjoy a better life. HTTP:URL=https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58325-3
Subjects	LCSH:Development economics LCSH:Econometrics LCSH:Social choice LCSH:Welfare economics LCSH:Political planning FREE:Development Economics FREE:Econometrics FREE:Social Choice and Welfare FREE:Public Policy
Classification	LCC:HD72-88 DC23:338.9
ID	8000059704
ISBN	9781137583253