Giovanni Vecchi (Associate Profes Associate Professor of Economics

Gebundenes Buch

Measuring Wellbeing

A History of Italian Living Standards

Beschreibung

The book recounts the evolution of the wellbeing of the Italians - from rags to riches - over the last hundred and fifty years. Giovanni Vecchi blends economic ideas with newly-constructed historical statistics on a footing which accounts for the historical context.

Autor

Giovanni Vecchi is a Professor of Economics at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata". He specializes in the theory, measurement and history of welfare, as well as economic history. His scholarly articles have appeared in a number of international, peer-reviewed journals. He is a regular consultant to the World Bank on issues related to the measurement of poverty and inequality. He is President of the Italian Economic History Association (Associazione per la Storia Economica) and co-editor of the Rivista di Storia Economica.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 672
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 160mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1256g
• ISBN-13: 9780199944590
• ISBN-10: 0199944598
• Artikelnr.: 47868547