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Richer nations are happier, yet economic growth doesn't increase happiness. This paradox is explained by the Hidden Wealth of Nations - the extent to which citizens get along with other independently drives both economic growth and well-being. Much of this hidden wealth is expre…
For 150 years, Down's Syndrome has constituted the archetypal mental disability, easily recognizable by distinct facial anomalies and physical stigmata. This book looks at the care and treatment of Down's sufferers from Medieval Europe to the present day.
"Is the world really falling apart? Is the ideal of progress obsolete? Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker urges us to step back from the gory headlines and prophecies of doom, which play to our psychological biases. Instead, follow the data. In seventy-five graphs, Pinker shows t…
This volume provides an overview of the ways the Italian school of quality of life studies addresses well-being and quality of life, from both a substantive and a methodological point of view. It discusses various topics such as those of equitable and sustainable wellbeing, life…
This volume presents a compilation of composite indicators created in order to measure important aspects of the quality of European societies. It examines three main questions: do Europeans live in good societies and enjoy good lives; are European societies becoming better as ti…
Desigualdad: un análisis de la (in)felicidad colectiva
by Wilkinson, Richard, Pickett, Kate
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La calidad de vida en personas adultas y mayores es un tema que aborda un grupo de expertos que han tenido la osadía de acercarse a esta materia desde una perspectiva pluridisciplinar. Nos encontramos ante una obra colectiva en la que cada autor desarrolla el contenido que le re…
Este libro aborda la situación de salud en México desde la perspectiva de condiciones sociales, económicas y culturales: expone en forma detallada la relación entre condiciones de desigualdad social y desigualdades en distintos indicadores de daño e inequidades en el acceso a se…
