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Author Lewis, Kristen.

Title The measure of America 2010-2011 : mapping risks and resilience / Kristen Lewis, Sarah Burd-Sharps ; foreword by Jeffrey D. Sachs.

Publication Info. New York : A joint publication of the Social Science Research Council and New York University Press, [2010]
©2010

Call No.HN59.2 .L495 2010
LocationMoore Reference Room

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Description xvi, 317 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-311) and index.
Contents Key findings -- Introduction: Human development in America today -- Part I: Understanding human development -- Reducing risks, increasing resilience -- What the American human development index reveals -- A long and healthy life -- Part I: What the health index reveals -- Part II: Reducing risks and increasing resilience in health -- Access to knowledge -- Part I: What the education index reveals -- Part II: Reducing risks and increasing resilience in access to knowledge -- A decent standard of living -- Part I: What the income index reveals -- Part II: Reducing risks and increasing resilience in standard of living -- Conclusion: Agenda for action: reducing risks, building resilience -- Human development indicators..
Summary The volume is based on the groundbreaking American Human Development Index, which provides a single measure of well-being for all Americans, broken down by state and congressional district, as well as by race, gender, and ethnicity. The Index rankings of the 50 states and 435 congressional districts reveal huge disparities in the health, education, and standard of living of different groups.
Subject United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Statistics.
United States.
Social conditions.
Chronological Term 21st century
Genre/Form Statistics.
Subject Quality of life -- United States -- Statistics.
Quality of life.
Social indicators -- United States.
Social indicators.
Genre/Form Statistics.
Added Author Burd-Sharps, Sarah.
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