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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Adaptation and Development – Issues, Evidence and Policy Relevance
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Adaptation and Development: Concepts and Issues
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Adaptation and Development: Three Case Studies
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Adaptation and Development: Specific Issues
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About this book
Reviews
'Economics is venturing into a new world previously inhabited by psychologists, the extent to which people adapt in various ways to changing circumstances. Better knowledge of adaptation is fundamental to advancing our understanding of human behavior and feelings of well-being. This volume is a welcome and valuable contribution to an important and much-neglected subject.' Richard A. Easterlin, Professor of Economics, University of Southern California, USA
'This book breaks new ground by bringing together theoretical and empirical perspectives on the problem of adaptation, using case studies in India, China and Africa. Clear, insightful and methodical, it will become essential reading for all those interested in the increasingly important question of how to interpret subjective measures of well-being, especially in a development context.' Tania Burchardt, Deputy Director, Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
'Is adaptation of deprived people to their often abysmal circumstances a healthy reaction which improves the quality of their lives? Or does it inhibit action to improve the situation by them and by others? This fascinating book explores such issues conceptually and empirically, and is especially pertinent today when 'happiness' is being promoted as the new metric of development.' - Frances Stewart, University of Oxford, UK
'...covers interesting themes that are of importance to those interested in the dynamics of subjective well-being (SWB), whether from a theoretical, empirical or policymaking perspective, which is a great achievement indeed...There is no doubt that anyone can learn a lot from reading this book. The range of topics covered is so broad that even experts in the field can enhance their knowledge as they also add new insights and open up novel perspectives for future research...the editor is certainly to be lauded for having succeeded in publishing a book thatmay also be read by non-specialists. For all these reasons, I expect Adaptation, Poverty and Development. The Dynamics of Subjective Well-Being to be well received by its readers.' - Claudia Tello, University of Barcelona, European Journal of Development Research
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Adaptation, Poverty and Development
Book Subtitle: The Dynamics of Subjective Well-Being
Editors: David Alexander Clark
Series Title: Rethinking International Development series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137002778
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-36056-3Published: 05 April 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-34790-2Published: 01 January 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-00277-8Published: 05 April 2012
Series ISSN: 2946-2231
Series E-ISSN: 2946-224X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 229
Topics: Public Policy, Political Sociology, Development Policy, Development Theory, Development Aid, Development Studies