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| Preface to the Paperback Edition | p. xi |
| Acknowledgements | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Conceptual Frameworks | p. 7 |
| Commodities, Characteristics of Commodities, Characteristics of People, Utilities, and the Quality of Life | p. 9 |
| The Quality of Life | p. 28 |
| The Quality of Life | p. 42 |
| Methodology | p. 55 |
| Introduction What Are Qalys? | p. 57 |
| Issues in the Design and Construction of a Quality of Life Measure | p. 63 |
| Multidimensional Representation of Disablement | p. 72 |
| The Scope and Limitations of Qaly Measures | p. 84 |
| Empirical Perspectives | p. 103 |
| Economic Approaches to Measuring Quality of Life | p. 105 |
| References | p. 118 |
| Spouse Carers | p. 120 |
| Caring at Home for Children with Mental Handicaps | p. 131 |
| References | p. 147 |
| Security and Autonomy | p. 149 |
| References | p. 164 |
| Choice and Self-Determination as Aspects of Quality of Life in Private Sector Homes | p. 165 |
| References | p. 177 |
| Testing Townsend | p. 179 |
| Policy Issues | p. 199 |
| The Relationship between Individual Choice and Government Policy in the Decision to Consume Hazardous Goods | p. 201 |
| References | p. 216 |
| The Qaly | p. 218 |
| Treating AIDS | p. 231 |
| Author Index | p. 250 |
| Subject Index | p. 254 |
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