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Fulfilmen of Basic Needs: Concept, Measurement and Muslim Countries’ Performance

Hasan, Zubair (1997): Fulfilmen of Basic Needs: Concept, Measurement and Muslim Countries’ Performance. Published in: IIUM Journal of Economics and Management , Vol. 5, No. 2 (1997): pp. 1-38.

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Abstract

This paper adopts a relative approach to the fulfillment of basic needs. It constructs a basic needs gap index (BNGI)to measure the performance of selected Muslim countries at three points of time 1987, 1991, and 1994

Item Type:MPRA Paper
Institution:International Islamic University of Malaysia
Language:English
Keywords:Basic needs; absolute and relative concepts; measurement; Basic needs gap index
Subjects:D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics > D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics > D11 - Consumer Economics: Theory
ID Code:3123
Deposited By:Zubair Hasan
Deposited On:09. May 2007
Last Modified:07. Nov 2007 02:59

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