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dc.titleThe Quality of Life in Latin American Cities: Markets and Perception
dc.contributor.authorvan Praag, Bernard M.S.
dc.contributor.authorGandelman, Néstor
dc.contributor.authorFerrer-i-Carbonell, Ada
dc.contributor.authorHam, Andrés
dc.contributor.authorLora, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorTetaz, Martín
dc.contributor.authorMedina, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorSanguinetti, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorCruces, Guillermo
dc.contributor.authorPiani, Giorgina
dc.contributor.authorAlcázar, Lorena
dc.contributor.authorPowell, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorNúñez, Jairo
dc.contributor.authorFerre, Zuleika
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Raúl
dc.contributor.authorRobalino, Juan
dc.contributor.authorMadrigal, Róger
dc.contributor.authorHall, Luis J.
dc.contributor.authorMorales, Leonardo
dc.contributor.editorPowell, Andrew
dc.contributor.editorSanguinetti, Pablo
dc.contributor.editorLora, Eduardo
dc.contributor.editorvan Praag, Bernard M.S.
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageArgentina
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coverageCosta Rica
dc.coveragePeru
dc.coverageUruguay
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.date.available2011-12-08T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2010-01-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractA growing number of cities around the world have established systems for monitoring the quality of urban life. Many of those systems combine objective information with subjective opinions and cover a wide variety of topics. This book assesses a method that takes advantage of both types of information and offers criteria to identify and rank the issues of potential importance for urban dwellers. This method--which combines the so-called 'hedonic price' and 'life satisfaction' approaches to value public goods--was tested in pilot studies in six Latin American cities: Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Lima, Medellín, Montevideo, and San José of Costa Rica. This publication belongs to the Latin American Development Forum Series (LADF), sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the World Bank.
dc.format.extent296
dc.identifier.isbn9780821378373
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Quality-of-Life-in-Latin-American-Cities-Markets-and-Perception.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectCitizen Security and Crime Prevention
dc.subjectHousing
dc.subjectNeighborhood Upgrading
dc.subjectUrban Development
dc.subject.keywordsLatin American Development Forum, LADF, life satisfaction, urbanization, quality of life, welfare
dc.typeBooks
idb.identifier.pubnumberBooks
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