03219nam a2200385 a 4500 24871117 091011s1993 enka b 101 0 eng d 91042030 0195649656 0198283954 (acid-free paper) : Đ45.00 0198287976 (pbk. : acid-free paper) DLC DLC PMC UKM OrLoB-B 306 20 The Quality of life / edited by Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen. Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. xi, 453 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. WIDER studies in development economics. "A study prepared for the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) of the United Nations University." Papers presented at a conference sponsored by the World Institute for Development Economics Research. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 00013353 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. Quality of life Congresses. Public welfare Congresses. Human services Congresses. Social values Congresses. Nussbaum, Martha Craven, 1947- Sen, Amartya Kumar. World Institute for Development Economics Research. Studies in development economics. Ayesha Abed Library General Shelf. 4505 4505 0 0 ddc 0 306_000000000000000_QUA 0 4229 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2009-10-12 408.00 2 28 306 QUA 3010013353 2018-01-30 2018-01-23 1 416.00 2009-10-12 BK 0 0 ddc 0 306_000000000000000_QUA 0 42999 SCL SCL GEN 1999-06-06 0 306 QUA 3020002279 2014-07-08 2 2014-07-08 BK 0 0 ddc 0 306_000000000000000_QUA 0 54118 SCL SCL GEN 2015-06-08 1 6 306 QUA 3020005890 2024-12-01 2024-10-21 3 2015-06-08 BK