What has happened to the quality of life in the advanced industrialized nations?
By: edited by Edward N.Wolff.
Contributors: Wolff, Edward N.; Jerome Levy Economics Institute.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub.; Edward Elgar; Edward Elgar Publishing; Brand: Edward Elgar Pub
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Northhampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
Subjects: Quality of life -- Measurement; Economic indicators; Income distribution; Cost and standard of living; Employee rights; Quality of life -- Developed countries; Quality of life -- United States
Description: "The contributors to this volume investigate to what extent welfare has increased in the United States over the postwar period and provide a rigorous examination of both conventional measures of the standard of living." "This volume answers the question posed by the title and will be of interest to economists, sociologists, policymakers and policy analysts, as well as students of these fields."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"In association with the Levy Economics Institute."
"This volume is part of the Institute's research on 'Measuring well-being',"--P.    .