Growth, development and welfare : an essay on levels of living

Author(s)

• Dasgupta, Ajit Kumar

Bibliographic Information

Growth, development and welfare : an essay on levels of living

Ajit K. Dasgupta

B. Blackwell, 1988

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book synthesizes the recent literature on growth theory and relates it to welfare issues. The author considers various social indicators such as the literacy level and life expectancy, and discusses their uses as indicators of well-being. He also provides discussions on the determination of needs, rights, the idea of progress and theories of cultural determinism. An introductory chapter considers charges frequently laid against development economics and provides an overview of the subject.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Economic growth and welfare: economic growth and happiness
• the interpretation of survey data
• economics and laissez faire preference
• choice and self-interest welfare
• economic and non-economic aspects. Part 2 The determination of individual preferences: individual preference
• the social dimension
• socio-cultural determinism and the possibility of development
• does economic growth lead to cultural decline?. Part 3 The justification of social indicators: basic needs
• rights
• excellence
• some other considerations. Part 4 Application to some specific indicators: literacy demographic indices. Part 5 An empirical analysis: comparisons of levels of living in some developing countries
• comparisons of changes in levels of living
• parallels from the past.

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Details

• NCID: BA04047677
• ISBN:
  • 0631143998
• LCCN: 87036564
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford, U.K.
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 211 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD82
  • DC19 : 338.9
  • NDC8 : 331
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Economic development
  • LCSH : Welfare economics