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245 1 0 _aBarometers of Quality of Life Around the Globe
_h[electronic resource] :
_bHow Are We Doing? /
_cedited by Valerie Møller, Denis Huschka, Alex C. Michalos.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands,
_c2008.
300 _aXXII, 238 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSocial Indicators Research Series,
_x1387-6570 ;
_v33
505 0 _aEuropean Survey Data: Rich Sources for Quality of Life Research -- Two Decades of Social Weather Reporting in the Philippines -- Monitoring Democratic Politics, a Market Economy, and Citizen Well-Being: The South Korea Barometer -- Measuring Quality of Life in Latin America: Some Insights from Happiness Economics and the Latinobarometro -- Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic (SLiCA) -- Quality of Life Down-Under: The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index -- The Material and Political Bases of Lived Poverty in Africa: Insights from the Afrobarometer -- The AsiaBarometer: Its Aim, Its Scope and Its Development.
520 _aQuality of life (QOL) research has made great strides since the social indicator movement started as a scientific enterprise in the 1960s. Following the lead of pioneers in North America and Europe, social scientists in other regions of the world have adopted and refined social data systems or barometers to monitor progress in enhancing the welfare and well-being of citizens. A distinctive feature of these barometers is that they measure both individual and societal quality of life. While not overlooking the more basic needs and material standards of living, the barometers also inform on issues of individual freedoms and choices and constraints on citizen empowerment that enhance and depress quality of life. Designed to capture nuances in local definitions of the good life, regional barometers are unique expressions of the obstacles facing different societies in their quest to achieve the good life. Scholars of public policy as well as policy makers will find inspiration from reviews of innovative initiatives to monitor contemporary quality of life in six regions of the world spanning South America, the Arctic, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
650 0 _aSocial sciences.
650 0 _aHistory.
650 0 _aMedical research.
650 0 _aSocial policy.
650 0 _aDevelopment economics.
650 0 _aQuality of life.
650 1 4 _aSocial Sciences.
650 2 4 _aQuality of Life Research.
650 2 4 _aSocial Policy.
650 2 4 _aDevelopment Economics.
650 2 4 _aHistory of Science.
650 2 4 _aSocial Sciences, general.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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700 1 _aMøller, Valerie.
_eeditor.
700 1 _aHuschka, Denis.
_eeditor.
700 1 _aMichalos, Alex C.
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710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
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830 0 _aSocial Indicators Research Series,
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