Living Standards and Social Well-Being

by Deborah M. Figart

Book Overview

Too many of the world's citizens face impoverished living standards. The economic and financial crises have made matters worse. The viewpoint of Living Standards and Social Well-Being is that the fundamental objective for an economy is provisioning, not simply efficiency. The chapters in this volume examine how economies across the globe come to understand what constitutes a living and how they can improve living standards, including balancing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415657954
• ISBN13: 9780415657952
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"