In Pursuit of the Quality of Life [Hardcover]

Avner Offer (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198280025 | ISBN-13: 978-0198280026 | Publication Date: February 20, 1997 | Edition: First Edition

Is wealth the same as happiness? How is the quality of life to be evaluated, measured, and most importantly, achieved? The articles here provide provocative and engaging answers to these questions in this new, multi-disciplinary and pragmatic approach to an important area of social research. Taking the individual as the point of departure, the contributors consider both objective circumstances and their subjective impact on peoples lives. Topics include the psychology of subjective well-being, destitution and basic needs, the environment, women and the family, illness and health, employment and work, and the role of the state.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`an intriguing collection of essays' Will Hutton, Observer

`... The volume provides a good insight into the state of art of quality-of-life research and refuses simplistic approaches ... the volume constitutes a significant contribution of quality-of-life research.' Steffan Mau, Journal of Public Policy 17,1

The approach is a judicious mix of the practical, technical, and conceptual: it starts from concrete experience and builds up from there. It also provides an excellent survey of the work of people in different disciplines and it is full of valuable information and discussion. - James Connelly. Environmental Politics.

About the Author

Avner Offer is at Nuffield College, Oxford.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 312 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; First Edition edition (February 20, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198280025
• ISBN-13: 978-0198280026
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,625,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)