The Social Progress Of Nations Revisited 1970 2020
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The Social Progress Of Nations Revisited 1970 2020
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Author : Richard J. Estes
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-07-30
The Social Progress Of Nations Revisited 1970 2020 written by Richard J. Estes and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-30 with Social Science categories.
This book presents a comprehensive view of the state of social progress worldwide over an entire 50-year period beginning 1970. It discusses original time-series research for the period 1970-2018 as well as contemporary trends in quality of life and well-being research for the period since 2018, and provides innovative research findings into the nature, history, and status of 160 of the world’s economically advanced and developing nations. Among the topics included are discussion of the worldwide development trends occurring with especially vulnerable population groups, such as children and youth, the elderly, women, persons with disabilities, sexual minorities, and economic migrants. Further, this book reports social indicator trends at four unit of analysis: individuals, nations, world regions, and for the world-as-a-whole.
The Balanced Development Index For Europe S Oecd Countries 1999 2017
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Author : Andrzej K. Koźmiński
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-02-27
The Balanced Development Index For Europe S Oecd Countries 1999 2017 written by Andrzej K. Koźmiński and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-27 with Business & Economics categories.
This book presents the Balanced Development Index (BDI), measuring socioeconomic development in twenty-two European OECD member countries in a period 1999-2017. Compared to other composite measures of development, BDI looks beyond traditional development indicators, such as GDP, to create an index which gives equal weight to social, economic, objective, and subjective aspects of development. The BDI aggregates forty-two detailed indicators into four composite middle-level indexes: external economic (characterizing functioning of national economies in their international surroundings), internal economic (characterizing various aspects of domestic economic conditions), social expectations (public hopes and fears concerning economic, political and social conditions), and current social condition (including both objective and subjective social indicators)—which are, in turn, aggregated into the general BDI index.
Handbook Of Quality Of Life And Social Change
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Author : Cornelia C. Walther
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-10-04
Handbook Of Quality Of Life And Social Change written by Cornelia C. Walther and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-04 with Medical categories.
This handbook provides an extensive overview of the links between quality of life and social change as pursued in not only humanitarian and development work, but also in the private sector and academia. It combines theoretical and practice-focused chapters and addresses socio-economic, environmental, and political/governance aspects as well as communication and human behavioural factors that favour or hamper social change dynamics. The handbook showcases vast diversity both in the authorship—which includes practitioners from a wide range of sectors and academics from various disciplines—as well in geographical contexts and regions. The chapters cover a wide range methods and tools, which facilitate an inclusive understanding of the relationship between quality of life and social change. They show connections between micro (individual) changes and the dynamics that derive from them at the meso (community), macro (country) and meta levels (planet) of quality of life, and the social change processes sustained through time. The chapters demonstrate that quality of life and social change mutually condition and nurture each other. The handbook overall provides a holistic perspective to social change processes that includes both material and non-material aspects relating to quality of life. This comprehensive and one-of-a-kind volume is of interest to a wide readership, from students and researchers of social development, quality of life and wellbeing research, to development workers, policy makers and other government officials. The handbook is bundled with an interactive online course.
Combatting Jihadist Terrorism Through Nation Building
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Author : M. Joseph Sirgy
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-04-23
Combatting Jihadist Terrorism Through Nation Building written by M. Joseph Sirgy and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-23 with Social Science categories.
This book focuses on the drivers of Jihadist terrorism and explains how a better understanding of these drivers can lead to more effective counterterrorism policies all over the world. It builds on results of the extensive body of quality of life studies to document the historical, geo-political, economic, religious, cultural and media drivers of Jihadist terrorism. Guided by a major theme this book shows that the significant gains we have made in combatting Jihadist terrorism are not enough, but that we need to embrace a much broader and comprehensive view of the antecedents and the sustaining enablers of this threat to help guide any sustainable efforts. It proposes interventions designed to effectively treat the causes of this insidious disease. This book is of great interest to new media, policy makers concerned about national security as well as people and academic scholars whose research interest involves conflict and conflict resolution, religious studies, terrorism and counterterrorism, Islamic history, and Islamic geo-politics.
The Pope Of Happiness
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Author : Alex C. Michalos
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-04-29
The Pope Of Happiness written by Alex C. Michalos and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-29 with Medical categories.
This book honors the work of Ruut Veenhoven, who has been a pioneer and leader in the field of happiness studies for the past 50 years. It brings together experts in the field discussing Veenhoven’s work as well as taking up themes from his workshops over the years to analyze how and where the field has expanded following his research. Veenhoven’s contributions include developing theories and measuring instruments, creating the world’s first and largest database of happiness research, founding the world’s first and most frequently cited Journal of Happiness Studies, and student development in and popularization of the field of happiness studies. He has extensive publications through the International Sociological Association and the International Society for Quality of Life Studies, and the research field of happiness studies would not have become as broad today without his enormous contributions. Friends and former students of Veenhoven provide both academic and anecdotal discussions in this festschrift, which is important for anyone interested in the development of happiness research.
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.
Alternative D Nemark
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Author : Detlef Siegfried
language : de
Publisher: Wallstein Verlag
Release Date : 2023-04-25
Alternative D Nemark written by Detlef Siegfried and has been published by Wallstein Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-25 with History categories.
In den 1970er Jahren blickten viele junge, linksalternative Deutsche auf der Suche nach Alternativen nach Dänemark. Small is beautiful lautete Anfang der 1970er Jahre eine Alternative, als die "Grenzen des Wachstums" erreicht waren. Kleiner und überschaubarer, aber auch liberaler und egalitärer wirkte der nördliche Nachbar der Bundesrepublik. Dänemark ließ manche Blume der Alternativkultur erblühen: die Republik Christiania in Kopenhagen, die Tvind-Schulen mit ihren "Reisenden Hochschulen" in Asien und Afrika, das Festival von Roskilde. In Dänemark entstand eine der ersten Parteien der Neuen Linken, es hob das Verbot der Pornografie auf und gewährte Rudi Dutschke und seiner Familie Asyl. Auf der Suche nach Alternativen zur eigenen Nation, die sie für vergangenheitspolitisch kontaminiert, hierarchisch und undemokratisch hielten, blickten viele junge, linksalternative Deutsche nach Dänemark. Ihre Wahrnehmungen und Praktiken entsprangen einem postnationalen Selbstverständnis, das Diversität nicht als Problem, sondern als Gewinn betrachtete. Detlef Siegfried untersucht, welche Rolle kosmopolitische Einstellungen in den transnationalen Beziehungen des westdeutschen Alternativmilieus spielten, und beleuchtet die Schwierigkeit, sich zwischen Europa und der Welt, der Region und der Nation zu orientieren.
Revisiting Targeting In Social Assistance
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Author : Margaret Grosh
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2022-06-02
Revisiting Targeting In Social Assistance written by Margaret Grosh and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-02 with Business & Economics categories.
Targeting is a commonly used, but much debated, policy tool within global social assistance practice. Revisiting Targeting in Social Assistance: A New Look at Old Dilemmas examines the well-known dilemmas in light of the growing body of experience, new implementation capacities, and the potential to bring new data and data science to bear.The book begins by considering why or whether or how narrowly or broadly to target different parts of social assistance and updates the global empirics around the outcomes and costs of targeting. It illustrates the choices that must be made in moving from an abstract vision to implementable definitions and procedures, and in deciding how the choices should be informed by values, empirics, and context. The importance of delivery systems and processes to distributional outcomes are emphasized, and many facets with room for improvement are discussed. The book also explores the choices between targeting methods and how differences in purposes and contexts shape those. The know-how with respect to the data and inference used by the different household-specific targeting methods is summarized and comprehensively updated, including a focus on “big data” and machine learning. A primer on measurement issues is included.Key findings include the following: - Targeting selected categories, families, or individuals plays a valuable role within the framework of universal social protection. - Measuring the accuracy and cost of targeting can be done in many ways, and judicious choices require a range of metrics. - Weighing the relatively low costs of targeting against the potential gains is important. - Implementing inclusive delivery systems is critical for reducing errors of exclusion and inclusion. - Selecting and customizing the appropriate targeting method depends on purpose and context; there is no method preferred in all circumstances. - Leveraging advances in technology--ICT, big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning--can improve targeting accuracy, but they are not a panacea; better data matters more than sophistication in inference. - Targeting social protection should be a dynamic process.
Happiness Concept Measurement And Promotion
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Author : Yew-Kwang Ng
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-12-03
Happiness Concept Measurement And Promotion written by Yew-Kwang Ng and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-03 with Business & Economics categories.
This open access book defines happiness intuitively and explores several common conceptual mistakes with regard to happiness. It then moves on to address topical issues including, but not limited to, whether money can buy you happiness, why happiness is ultimately the only thing of intrinsic value, and the various factors important for happiness. It also presents a more reliable and interpersonally comparable method for measuring happiness and discusses twelve factors, from A to L, that are crucial for individual happiness: attitude, balance, confidence, dignity, engagement, family/friends, gratitude, health, ideals, joyfulness, kindness and love. Further, it examines important public policy considerations, taking into account recent advances in economics, the environmental sciences, and happiness studies. Novel issues discussed include: an environmentally responsible happy nation index to supplement GDP, the East Asian happiness gap, a case for stimulating pleasure centres of the brain, and an argument for higher public spending.
Research Handbook Of Sustainability Agency
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Author : Teerikangas, Satu
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2021-07-31
Research Handbook Of Sustainability Agency written by Teerikangas, Satu and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-31 with Business & Economics categories.
This innovative Research Handbook answers crucial questions about how individuals and organisations can make a difference towards sustainability. Offering an integrative perspective on sustainability agency, it reviews individual, active, organisational and relational forms of sustainability agency, demonstrating the capacity of individuals and organisations to act toward sustainable futures.