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Good health is one of the most important factors contributing to individual welfare. It is an essential prerequisite for enjoyment of almost every other aspect of life. A high income or a good education yield little satisfaction to the chronically sick. And, at the extreme, ill health that leads to death will make all other sources of satisfaction irrelevant.
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© 1984 Julian Le Grand and Ray Robinson
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Le Grand, J., Robinson, R. (1984). Health. In: The Economics of Social Problems. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06827-2_2
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