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The Measure of America: American Human Development Report, 2008-2009 (A Columbia / SSRC Book) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Sarah Burd-sharps, Kristen Lewis, Eduardo Borges Martins
Creators: Amartya Sen, William H Iii Draper
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 12747
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 245
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 8.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 023115495X
Dewey Decimal Number: 320
EAN: 9780231154956
ASIN: 023115495X
Publication Date: June 20, 2008
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Exceptionally useful for a wide variety of research purposes August 11, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The measures in this report provide a much-needed resource for quantifying the disparities in health, income, and education between states and congressional districts. This data is invaluable and will most certainly prove to be useful to students and scholars of American politics.
Preliminary Review: BUY THIS BOOK, Challenge Both Candidates August 7, 2008
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a preliminary review to encourage one and all to buy this book, but especially Americans who read and are smart enough to realize that the two candidates for President are both illiterate and incoherent. I am quite sure neither one of them has read this book or any other book remotely relevant to curing all that ails America.
Some first impressions--this week-end or next I will do one of my "full up" reviews with a summarization of key points.
1) This book benefits from the best possible work of the United Nations with respect to evaluating human development.
2) The model measures a long and healthy life, access to knowledge, and a decent standard of living in a credible useful way.
3) The over-all development of this book, including font, white space, and illustrations in color, is superb.
4) The US is collapsing and this book explains why on all fronts.
I am deeply impressed by this work. It is a stake in the heart of US politics and the corruption that defines the leadership of America across all fronts (government, corporate, media, labor leaders, and religion)--all crooked and all working AGAINST the public interest.
BUY THIS BOOK! Nothing would please me more--nor be more salutory for the health of this once great Nation--than to have hundreds of you waving this book in each candidate's face, demanding that they read it, review it, and act upon its fundamental recommendations.
One small example: the book examines how low-education and low-income parents create new generations of low-education and low-income children, for lack of a coherent program to lift all children.
BRAVO!
Truly Eye-Opening July 15, 2008
23 out of 25 found this review helpful
The American Human Development Project is far more than just a report of data and conclusions. On the contrary, it not only provides interesting insight on the state of our nation, but it gives its readers a completely fresh perspective on how to examine our collective and individual well-bring. For example, instead of emphasizing how the economy is doing (GDP, etc) we should be asking how our citizens are faring within the economy.
The report is unique and the first of its kind in that it exclusively examines the United States all the way down to its 436 congressional districts. Likewise, even more specific lenses are provided when ethnicity, age, income, etc are all included. From all this, index scores are computed and given to each locality and state, allowing readers to rank and compare just how well-off we all are. This is truly an innovative report that is well worth a long look.
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