Measuring the Quality of Life Across Countries - A Multidimensional Analysis

This book discusses the methods used to create quality of the life indexes. It suggests that economic liberty gives a considerably different view of the quality of life and provides a synthesis by combining the life attributes, both physical and environmental into a final set of world rankings.

List of contents

1. An Introduction to Index Numbers 2. Measuring the Qualily of life Across Countries 3. Nonparametric Tests on the Physical Quality of Life 4. Measuring Economic Liberty Across Countries 5. Freedom of Choice and the Quality of Life

Summary

This book discusses the methods used to create quality of the life indexes. It suggests that economic liberty gives a considerably different view of the quality of life and provides a synthesis by combining the life attributes, both physical and environmental into a final set of world rankings.

Product details

• Authors: Kathy J. Hayes, Joseph G. Hirschberg, Gerald W. Scully, Daniel Slottje, Daniel J. Slottje, Daniel J. Scully Slottje, Slottje Daniel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780367153908
• ISBN: 978-0-367-15390-8
• No. of pages: 278
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Social discrimination & inequality, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics, Social discrimination and social justice