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Background and basic concepts
Caribbean
United Nations eBooks14 Apr 2026
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Background and basic concepts
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Abstract
In recent decades, the idea of developing a more comprehensive approach to the measurement of well-being and social progress, which incorporates aspects that are not captured by the monetary metric (Sen, et al., 2009) has gained traction in political and academic agendas.