Barometers of Quality of Life Around the Globe How Are We Doing? /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Møller, Valerie (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Huschka, Denis (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Michalos, Alex C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Σειρά: Social Indicators Research Series, 33
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; History.; Medical research.; Social policy.; Development economics.; Quality of life.; Social Sciences.; Quality of Life Research.; Social Policy.; Development Economics.; History of Science.; Social Sciences, general.

Quality 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 barom...

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