| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 238 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Social indicators research series ; v. 33 |
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Social indicators research series ; v. 33.
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| Contents |
Introduction: An overview of the larger view / Alex C. Michalos -- European survey data : rich sources for quality of life research / Heinz-Herbert Noll -- Two decades of social weather reporting in the Philippines / Mahar Mangahas, Linda Luz B. Guerrero -- Monitoring democratic politics, a market economy, and citizen well-being : the South Korea barometer / Doh Chull shin -- Measuring quality of life in Latin America : some insights from happiness economics and the Latinobarometro / Carol Graham -- Survey of living conditions in the Arctic (SLiCA) / Jack Kruse [and others] -- Quality of life down-under : the Australian Unity Wellbeing Index / Robert A. Cummins [and others] -- The material and political bases of lived poverty in Africa : insights from the Afrobarometer / Robert Mattes -- The AsiaBarometer : its aim, its scope and its development / Takashi Inoguchi, Seiji Fujii |
| Summary |
Social indicators inform citizens and governments alike on progress in society. The past decade has seen the birth of regional social barometers designed to monitor quality of life in all corners of the globe. Social scientists from different societal backgrounds have developed sets of indicators to guide policy in promoting citizen welfare and to monitor progress in achieving social goals. In many cases, this has been a team effort engaging policy makers and citizens. The contributions to this book span quality-of-life assessments on six continents ranging from the Arctic in the far north to |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
SpringerLink |
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OhioLINK electronic book center (Online) |
| Subject |
Social indicators.
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Quality of life -- Research
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Quality of life -- Research
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Social indicators
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Møller, Valerie
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Huschka, Denis
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Michalos, Alex C
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| LC no. |
2008932940 |
| ISBN |
9781402086854 |
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1402086857 |
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9781402086861 |
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1402086865 |
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