Measurement and Policy Applications
by
Nanak Kakwani, Hyun Hwa Son
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Nanak Kakwani and Hyun 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...