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The state and fate of nations: Implications of subjective measures of personal and social quality of life

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dc.contributor.authorEckersley, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T23:17:54Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.date.updated2015-12-12T08:54:50Z
dc.description.abstractThe equation of 'more' with 'better' - of standard of living with quality of life - is at the heart of a growing international debate about indicators of progress. At one level, the debate is about the adequacy of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) as the dominant indicator of national performance. However, the debate also reaches far beyond this question to challenge conventional thinking about progress. Quality of life includes both objective and subjective elements, so indicators of progress should include measures of how people feel about their lives. Drawing mainly on Australian data - but also on US and international studies - this analysis examines and differentiates between subjective measures of personal and social quality of life, and discusses their use in evaluating whether life is getting better - or worse.
dc.identifier.issn0303-8300
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/89922
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publishers
dc.sourceSocial Indicators Research
dc.subjectKeywords: Gross Domestic Product; living standard; quality of life; socioeconomic indicator; Australia
dc.titleThe state and fate of nations: Implications of subjective measures of personal and social quality of life
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage27
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage3
local.contributor.affiliationEckersley, Richard, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidEckersley, Richard, u9801857
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.absfor111706 - Epidemiology
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub20161
local.identifier.citationvolume52
local.identifier.doi10.1023/A:1007071621613
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-0033846416
local.type.statusPublished Version

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