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- Title
The French Regions and Their Social Health.
- Authors
Jany-Catrice, Florence
- Abstract
In this article, a new indicator designed to capture the multidimensionality of the social health of the French regions is put to the test. Drawing on regional data for 2004, this indicator of social health (ISH) sheds new light on the social performance of the French regions. The worst performers are the highly urbanised regions, whereas others, such as Limousin, turn out to perform well in social terms. Two or three regions remain stuck at the bottom of the table regardless of the indicator used. Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Languedoc-Roussillon, which bring up the rear in terms of gross disposable income (GDI) and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, also record very mediocre scores for social health as measured by our ISH.
- Subjects
FRANCE; FRENCH regions; SOCIAL indicators; REGIONAL differences; WEALTH; SOCIAL conditions in France; INDEXES
- Publication
Social Indicators Research, 2009, Vol 93, Issue 2, p377
- ISSN
0303-8300
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11205-008-9330-8