A comparison of multivariate methods for indexing socioeconomic development

Increased attention recently has been given to the desire to obtain an aggregrate index of economic development which reflects a multiplicity of influences on a nation's material progress and the welfare of its inhabitants. The article aims at discussing the problems associated with several met...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Singapore economic review
1. Verfasser: Zerby, J. A. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Khan, M. H. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: 1984
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Entwicklungsforschung > Sozioökonomischer Wandel > Soziale Gerechtigkeit > Lebensstandard > Asien > Entwicklungsprozessforschung
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Zusammenfassung:Increased attention recently has been given to the desire to obtain an aggregrate index of economic development which reflects a multiplicity of influences on a nation's material progress and the welfare of its inhabitants. The article aims at discussing the problems associated with several methods of indexing socio-economic development and illustrating both the problems and the results with data obtained from 20 Asian countries. (DÜI-Sen)
ISSN:0217-5908