The Measurement of Comparative Development - a Survey and Critique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4252295 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David K Whynes (0000-0001-7854-708X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-107 |
| Publication date | 1974-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x00008995 |
| OpenAlex | W1972737362 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article represents an attempt to bring together and survey the diverse techniques devised by individual scholars and institutions for the purpose of measuring comparative economic development. Any merits it therefore possesses must rest in its clarifications rather than in its inspirations. However, so many techniques exist, founded upon so many theoretical bases, that a concise overview would appear to be justified
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 1980 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |