Incorporating Public Insecurity Indicators: A New Approach to Measuring Social Welfare in Mexico

Social Welfare (SW) is a multidimensional and contextual concept. It is generally adjusted to reflect the prevailing social realities of a given context (Grasso & Canova, 2008). It consists of a material dimension, including economic indicators such as income, employment, level of schooling, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Martínez-Martínez, Óscar A., Vázquez-Rodríguez, Ana M., Lombe, Margaret, Gaitán-Rossi, Pablo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:México
Institución:Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional del ITESO
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:rei.iteso.mx:11117/4257
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11117/4257
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mexico
Social Welfare
Public Insecurity
Welfare Policy
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Sumario:Social Welfare (SW) is a multidimensional and contextual concept. It is generally adjusted to reflect the prevailing social realities of a given context (Grasso & Canova, 2008). It consists of a material dimension, including economic indicators such as income, employment, level of schooling, and access to social security services (Di Pasquale, 2008; Mæstad & Norheim, 2012). The other dimension of social welfare is subjective and includes elements such as happiness and satisfaction with life (Diener, 1994, 2000).