Quality Of Life In South Africa
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Quality Of Life In South Africa
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Author : Valerie Møller
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Quality Of Life In South Africa written by Valerie Møller and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Business & Economics categories.
South Africa's peaceful transition to democracy has gained it world recognition. This book gives a frank report on contemporary South African society and the challenges which the new nation faces. Sixteen social scientists, experts in fields as wide-ranging as economics, politics, and development planning, have compiled a social report on South Africa two years into democracy. The volume covers critical concerns which impact on the well-being of the average South African. The dozen chapters in the book present facts and figures as well as in-depth commentary on social issues which South Africa must address. The authors discuss the legacies of the past, including poverty and social inequality; problems of transition ranging from trauma to crime; and the hopes for the future which lie in economic growth and development, a deeper understanding of democracy, and a healthy dose of optimism. The book draws on information from a wide variety of sources including government statistics, independent social surveys, community research, and opinion polls. This rich data weaves a tapestry of the quality of life in South Africa for Africa watchers and the general public.
Quality Of Life In South Africa
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Author : Valerie Møller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Quality Of Life In South Africa written by Valerie Møller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Blacks categories.
Handbook Of Quality Of Life In African Societies
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Author : Irma Eloff
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-08-09
Handbook Of Quality Of Life In African Societies written by Irma Eloff and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-09 with Social Science categories.
This handbook reflects on quality-of-life in societies on the continent of Africa. It provides a widely interdisciplinary text with insights on quality-of-life from a variety of scientific perspectives. The handbook is structured into sections covering themes of social context, culture and community; the environment and technology; health; education; and family. It is aimed at scholars who are working towards sustainable development at the intersections of multiple scientific fields and it provides measures of both objective and subjective quality-of-life. The scholarly contributions in the text are based on original research and it spans fields of research such as cultures of positivity, wellbeing, literacy and multilinguism, digital and mobile technologies, economic growth, food and nutrition, health promotion, community development, teacher education and family life. Some chapters take a broad approach and report on research findings involving thousands, and in one case millions, of participants. Other chapters zoom in and illustrate the importance of specificity in quality-of-life studies. Collectively, the handbook illuminates the particularity of quality-of-life in Africa, the unique contextual challenges and the resourcefulness with which challenges are being mediated. This handbook provides empirically grounded conceptualizations about life in Africa that also encapsulate the dynamic, ingenious ways in which we, as Africans, enhance our quality-of-life.
Assessing Quality Of Life And Living Conditions To Guide National Policy
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Author : Michael R. Hagerty
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2006-04-11
Assessing Quality Of Life And Living Conditions To Guide National Policy written by Michael R. Hagerty and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-11 with Social Science categories.
This book is a useful "how to" book for researchers and government offices wanting to start or improve their own QOL survey, and contains "best practices" from all over the world. It is a valuable resource for researchers, policy and for those wishing to effect changes in public policy.
Community Quality Of Life Indicators Best Cases V
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Author : M. Joseph Sirgy
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2011-03-23
Community Quality Of Life Indicators Best Cases V written by M. Joseph Sirgy and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-23 with Social Science categories.
The proposed book is a sequel to volume 1-4 of Community Quality-of-Life Indicators: Best Cases. The first volume, Community Quality-of-Life Indicators: Best Cases was edited by M. Joseph Sirgy, Don Rahtz, and Dong-Jin Lee and published in 2004 by Kluwer Academic Publishers in the Social Indicators Research Book Series (volume 22). The second volume, Community Quality-of-Life Indicators: Best Cases II was edited by M. Joseph Sirgy, Don Rahtz, and David Swain and published in published in 2006 by Springer in the Social Indicators Research Book Series (volume 28). The third and fourth volumes, Community Quality-of-Life Indicators: Best Cases III and Community Quality-of-Life Indicators: Best Cases IV, were edited also by M. Joseph Sirgy, Rhonda Phillips, and Don Rahtz and published in 2009 by Springer in the ISQOLS Community Quality-of-Life Indicators Best Cases Book Series (volumes 1 and 2).
Taking Well Being And Quality Of Life For Granted
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Author : Isabella Bertmann
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-10-27
Taking Well Being And Quality Of Life For Granted written by Isabella Bertmann and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-27 with Political Science categories.
Isabella Bertmann investigates the connection between disability, poverty, and quality of life, and how social protection measures can influence this relationship. The focus of this study is on South Africa. On the basis of qualitative interviews conducted with individuals affected as well as with local disability and social policy professionals, the author provides enlightening insights into the contemporary discourse on inclusive social protection systems. By combining theoretical considerations on well-being and quality of life (based on the Capability Approach) with her empirical data, she opens new perspectives on the multidimensionality of poverty, social inclusion, and self-determined living.
Quality Of Life And Human Well Being In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Valerie Møller
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-02-07
Quality Of Life And Human Well Being In Sub Saharan Africa written by Valerie Møller and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-07 with Social Science categories.
This volume presents an account of how people in sub-Saharan Africa have fared under changing life circumstances of the past centuries until the present. By introducing the geography of the region it traces a time line of different historical periods that have shaped livelihoods of ordinary people of the region, and addresses the major milestones in political and economic development. It focuses on social indicators pointing to significant changes that have affected the health, education and wealth of sub-Saharan Africans and their outlook on the future since the wind of change blew through the region. With case studies and vignettes the book highlights how individual citizens across the 44 different countries of sub-Saharan Africa experience well-being and express their aspirations for the future. This book provides relevant material for practitioners and policy makers, including community and development workers, in non-governmental and other organizations in sub-Saharan African countries.
Five Years Into Democracy
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Author : Valerie Møller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Five Years Into Democracy written by Valerie Møller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Democracy categories.
Are South Africans Free
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Author : Lawrence Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-04-10
Are South Africans Free written by Lawrence Hamilton and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-10 with Political Science categories.
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Despite South Africa's successful transition to democracy and lauded constitution, political freedom for the majority of South Africans remains elusive. The poor and unemployed majority are poorly represented and lack power and thus freedom. Under these conditions, the freedom of the privileged minority is also seriously impaired due to the costs of maintaining their relative security and well-being. Lawrence Hamilton is an internationally-known political theorist, who has spent ten years teaching in South African universities. In this unique book he brings ideas - political and philosophical - to the fore to understand a contemporary political conundrum. He outlines the persistent, unresolved problems characterizing contemporary South Africa: poverty and quality of life statistics that are appalling for a middle-income country, levels of inequality that make South Africa one of the most unequal places in the world, skewed economic and political representation that reproduces elites rather than generating opportunities for all and an electoral system that implements the idea of proportional representation so literally that it undermines meaningful representation. Are South Africans Free? aims not only to explain the current state of South Africa but to provide positive new directions and suggestions for institutional change. Hamilton argues that freedom as power in South Africa does not depend on good will, charity or duty, and it goes beyond the complete realization of the political and civil liberties currently safeguarded in its constitution. Such change will depend on courageous leadership, active citizenship, new forms of representation and a macroeconomic policy that offers radical redistribution of actual and potential wealth.
Quality Of Life In Unemployment
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Author : Valerie Møller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Quality Of Life In Unemployment written by Valerie Møller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Business & Economics categories.
Unemployment is one of the curses of industrial society. In South Africa, unemployment is currently approaching forty per cent. In times of recession, the unemployed feature merely as economic statistics. For many South Africans, unemployment is an abstract concept: something remote from them and their existence. This study looks at the human faces behind the unemployment statistics. Its focus is on the black urban community which has suffered most from job loss in the recession. Township people share their own unique experiences of being unemployed, negative and positive, and present their views about their present and future situation.