A Theory of Human Need
| Author | : Len Doyal |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 374 |
| Release | : 1991-08-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781349215003 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1349215007 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (007 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Theory of Human Need by : Len Doyal
Download or read book A Theory of Human Need written by Len Doyal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1991-08-23 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rejecting fashionable subjectivist and cultural relativist approaches, this important book argues that human beings have universal and objective needs for health and autonomy and a right to their optimal satisfaction. The authors develop a system of social indicators to show what such optimization would mean in practice and assess the records of a wide range of developed and underdeveloped economies in meeting their citizens' needs.