The Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators offer a comprehensive picture of the overall well-being of the nation using a systems approach. The information is presented in a manner that is easy to understand and use, statistically verifiable, grounded in theoretical and empirical knowledge, and rigorous in its treatment of each topic. This volume was created by a multi-disciplinary group of practitioners and scholars from government agencies, for-profit firms, and non-profit organizations who see the need for more practical and sophisticated metrics of societal conditions.
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"...a unique collection of essays by experts in 12 key areas, including employment, education, national security, infrastructure, public safety, shelter, health..." -- The Futurist On-line Newsletter, FUTURIST UPDATE, March, 2000
"...important to anyone who cares about a sensible economy, a healthy planet and a liveable life for all grandchildren." -- Dee W. Hock, Founder and CEO Emeritus, VISA, author of Birth of the Chaordic Age
"...important to anyone who cares about a sensible economy, a healthy planet and a liveable life for all grandchildren." -- Dee W. Hock, Founder and CEO Emeritus, VISA, author of Birth of the Chaordic Age
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Hazel Henderson is an independent global futurist, author of Building a Win-Win World (1996), Beyond Globalization (1999) and six other books on sustainable development. Her editorials are syndicated by InterPress Service (Rome) to 400 newspapers in 27 languages. She serves on many boards; is a fellow of the World Business Academy and advisor to the Calvert Social Investment Fund of Washington, DC, with whom she co-created the Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators. She held the Horace Albright Chair at the University of California, Berkeley, and has served on Committees of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Office of Technology Assessment.
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infrastructure capital stock, complete plumbing facilities, housing outcomes, virtual recreation, housing cost burdens, unhealthful levels, housing progress, infrastructure indicator, unpublished updates, nonmarket work, life indicators, job leavers, homeownership rate, indicator examines, sphere human rights, labor market statistics, occupied housing units, seatbelt laws, rent burdens, deaths from injuries, major air pollutants, affordability problems, federal housing policy, human rights theory, carbon intensity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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infrastructure capital stock, complete plumbing facilities, housing outcomes, virtual recreation, housing cost burdens, unhealthful levels, housing progress, infrastructure indicator, unpublished updates, nonmarket work, life indicators, job leavers, homeownership rate, indicator examines, sphere human rights, labor market statistics, occupied housing units, seatbelt laws, rent burdens, deaths from injuries, major air pollutants, affordability problems, federal housing policy, human rights theory, carbon intensity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators, New York, Environmental Protection Agency, United Nations, Bill of Rights, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, World Bank, Government Printing Office, Bureau of the Census, Department of Education, Calvert Group, Employment Indicator, Energy Information Administration, Human Rights Watch, African Americans, Department of Energy, Calvert-Henderson Human Rights Indicator, Percent Change, Clean Air Act, Hazel Henderson, Los Angeles, Environment Indicator, Health Indicator New!
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- Paradigms in Progress by Hazel Henderson on page 32, page 35, and page 88
- The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure by Juliet Schor on page 88, and Back Matter
- Building a Win-Win World by Hazel Henderson on page 14, and Back Matter
- The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn on page 26, and page 32
- In Pursuit of the Quality of Life by Avner Offer in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- The Tao of Democracy: Using co-intelligence to create a world that works for all by Tom Atlee on page 90
- The Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy by Marjorie Kelly on page 104
- Globalization Versus Development (International Political Economy) by Jomo K.S. on page 116
- Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe in Back Matter
- Economic Growth and Social Welfare, Volume 262: Operationalising Normative Social Choice Theory (Contributions to Economic Analysis) by Matthew Clarke in Back Matter
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