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SOCIAL WELL-BEING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic and Industrial Sociology
- Economic Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- social welfare
1, record 1, English, social%20welfare
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SW 2, record 1, English, SW
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- social well-being 3, record 1, English, social%20well%2Dbeing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Taken together, these trends and pressures create an environment where public policy: ... often has increasingly critical implications for future social, economic and environmental well-being. 4, record 1, English, - social%20welfare
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A general descriptive term for the well-being of society as a whole. ... its measurement, or a comparison between the social welfare of two societies ... is difficult. ... Money can measure the Gross National Product, which has weaknesses as an indicator of social welfare. 5, record 1, English, - social%20welfare
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie économique et industrielle
- Planification économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bien-être collectif
1, record 1, French, bien%2D%C3%AAtre%20collectif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bien-être social 2, record 1, French, bien%2D%C3%AAtre%20social
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] on peut adresser [des critiques] à la notion du revenu national, pris, par exemple, comme indicateur du bien-être collectif, même interprété en son sens strictement économique [...] [du fait qu'il ne tient] aucun compte de l'état de la répartition des revenus et qu'il ne [permet] pas de comptabiliser toutes les «nuisances» (encombrement, pollutions, bruit, etc.) qui accompagnent son accroissement [...] 3, record 1, French, - bien%2D%C3%AAtre%20collectif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sociología industrial y económica
- Planificación económica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bienestar social
1, record 1, Spanish, bienestar%20social
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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