Analysis of Socio-Economic Conditions: Insights from a Fuzzy Multi-dimensional Approach (Routledge Advances in Social Economics)

Synopsis

Showcasing fuzzy set theory, this book highlights the enormous potential of fuzzy logic in helping to analyse the complexity of a wide range of socio-economic patterns and behaviour. The contributions to this volume explore the most up-to-date fuzzy-set methods for the measurement of socio-economic phenomena in a multidimensional and/or dynamic perspective. Thus far, fuzzy-set theory has primarily been utilised in the social sciences in the field of poverty measurement. These chapters examine the latest work in this area, while also exploring further applications including social exclusion, the labour market, educational mismatch, sustainability, quality of life and violence against women. The authors demonstrate that real-world situations are often characterised by imprecision, uncertainty and vagueness, which cannot be properly described by the classical set theory which uses a simple true–false binary logic. By contrast, fuzzy-set theory has been shown to be a powerful tool for describing the multidimensionality and complexity of social phenomena. This book will be of significant interest to economists, statisticians and sociologists utilising quantitative methods to explore socio-economic phenomena.

Copyright:

2021

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Publisher Quality

Book Size:

338 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000363548

Related ISBNs:

9780367514075, 9781003053712, 9780367514068

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

03/22/21

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Gianni Betti and Achille Lemmi

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Mathematics and Statistics, Sociology

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Edited by:

Gianni Betti

Edited by:

Achille Lemmi