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Achievement and improvement in living standards

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  • Majumder, Amita & Chakravarty, Satya R., 1996. "Achievement and improvement in living standards," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 50(1), pages 189-195, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:deveco:v:50:y:1996:i:1:p:189-195
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    1. Sen, Amartya, 1981. "Public Action and the Quality of Life in Developing Countries," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 43(4), pages 287-319, November.
    2. Kakwani, N., 1993. "Performance in living standards : An international comparison," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 41(2), pages 307-336, August.
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    7. Iñaki Permanyer, 2016. "Measuring Achievement and Shortfall Improvements in a Consistent Way," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 62(4), pages 758-774, December.

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