This paper compares the geometric variant of the Gender-Related Development Index with that of the Human Development Index for Spanish provinces (EUROSTAT Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics-3, NUTS-3) in 1959, 1981, and 1999. The main objective is to carry out an exploratory analysis of the relationship between these indices and two alternative indices of gender inequality-the Relative Status of Women and the Gender Inequality Index. An analysis of the relationship between these indices and economic growth at the provincial level is also conducted.

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RESUMENEn este trabajo se plantea la construcción del índice Físico de Calidad de Vida (IFCV) a partir de variables demográficas y educativas, para las regiones y provincias españolas en el contexto europeo, entre 1860 y 1930. Los resultados obtenidos indican que en ese período se produjo una mejora, desigual, pero generalizada, del IFCV y superior a la experimentada en términos de producto pee capita. Por otro lado, la evolución de las disparidades espaciales del IFCV sugiere algunos paralelismos con el caso italiano y también la necesidad de tener una visión más cautelosa de la relación entre crecimiento económico y bienestar. ABSTRACTIn this article we propose the construction of Physical Quality oí Life Index (PQLI) from demographical and educative variables, applied to Spanish regions and provinces in the European context between 1860 and 1930. Our results show an unequal but extensive improvement of PQLI, which was superior to the one experimented in per capita product in this period. Morover, the evolution of PQLI spacial disparities suggests some parallels with Italian case and the necessity to be careful about the relationships between economic growth and well-being.

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