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An Overview and Evaluation of Composite Indices of Development

Booysen, Frederik·2002·Social Indicators Research
DOI 10.1023/a:1016275505152
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Authors
Booysen, F.
Affiliations
University of the Free State (ZA)
Corresponding author
Booysen, Frederik
ORCID
Booysen, Frederik
Venue
Social Indicators Research
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2002-08
Volume
59
Issue
2
Pages
115-151
ISSN
  • 0303-8300 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-0921
DOI
10.1023/a:1016275505152
OpenAlex
W1605812160
Cited by
653
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 56 · 2025: 44 · 2024: 30 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 43 · 2021: 35 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 31 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 42 · 2015: 40 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 29
FWCI
22.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Social Indicators Research (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Quality of Life Measurement
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Income, Poverty, and Inequality
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
Keywords
development indicators, Human Development Index, multidimensional measurement, index aggregation, international comparability

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