Beschreibung:
This book studies the relationships between economic growth and social welfare and the policy implications of these relationships for development. These relationships are analysed in this book by operationalising normative social choice theory, with aggregate and hierarchical approaches developed and empirically applied.
Abbreviated. Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Economic growth and social welfare in Thailand. Chapter 3: Economic growth and social welfare: an aggregate approach. Chapter 4: Empirical application of the aggregate approach. Chapter 5: Economic growth and social welfare: A hierarchical approach. Chapter 6: Contemporary development issues and economic growth. Chapter 7: Welfare analysis of economic growth on social welfare. Chapter 8: Conclusion and summary. Subject index.