Beyond Facts

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Beyond Facts is written by Carmen Pagés and published by Inter-American Development Bank. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1597820849 (ISBN 10) and 9781597820844 (ISBN 13).

Traditionally, the concept of quality of life has been viewed through objective indicators. Beyond Facts looks at quality of life through a new lens, namely, the perceptions of millions of Latin Americans. Using an enhanced version of the recently created Gallup World Poll that incorporates Latin America-specific questions, the Inter-American Development Bank surveyed people from throughout the region and found that perceptions of quality of life are often very different from the reality. These surprising findings have enormous significance for the political economy of the region and provide a wealth of information for policymakers and development practitioners to feast upon.