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24871117 |
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091011s1993 enka b 101 0 eng d |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
91042030 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0195649656 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0198283954 (acid-free paper) : |
| Terms of availability |
Đ45.00 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0198287976 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
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DLC |
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PMC |
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UKM |
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OrLoB-B |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
306 |
| Edition number |
20 |
| 999 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBERS (KOHA) |
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| Koha biblionumber |
4505 |
| 245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The Quality of life / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
edited by Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Oxford [England] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Clarendon Press ; |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Oxford University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
1993. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xi, 453 p. : |
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ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
WIDER studies in development economics. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
"A study prepared for the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) of the United Nations University." |
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| General note |
Papers presented at a conference sponsored by the World Institute for Development Economics Research. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
The idea of the quality of life is central to economic and social assessment and also to public policy, social legislation, and community programmes. However, the commonly used indicators of economic success such as per capita income are at best crude measures of the quality of life. There is a strong need for a systematic exploration of the content, reach, and relevance of the concept of the quality of life, and ways of making it concrete and usable. In this collection of essays, some leading economists and philosophers rise to that challenge and provide a wide-ranging investigation. The essays include examination of recent attempts to replace incomes and utilities by the concept of capability and also exploration of the classic Aristotelian accounts of human flourishing, which provide insights into capability-based assessment of the quality of life. Some underlying methodological problems are also examined, including cultural relativism and utility as a measure of advantage. Possibilities of application are discussed in the context of important practical problems, such as correcting gender-based inequalities, determining medical priorities, and promoting living standards. The overall result is a major contribution to the understanding and use of the idea of the quality of life. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Quality of life |
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Congresses. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Public welfare |
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Congresses. |
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Human services |
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Congresses. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Social values |
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Congresses. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Nussbaum, Martha Craven, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1947- |
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| Personal name |
Sen, Amartya Kumar. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
World Institute for Development Economics Research. |
| 830 0# - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
Studies in development economics. |
