| Quality of Life in Italy: Research and Reflections 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Maggino, Filomena (Editor), Nuvolati, Giampaolo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 940079388X ISBN-13: 9789400793880 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306 |
| Series: Social Indicators Research |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.02 lbs) 322 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The outcome of the first Italian National Conference on Quality of Life, this volume is full of cogent analysis of topics and issues related to well being and quality of life, including focused papers on specific population groupings and discrete themes. Held in Florence in September 2010, the conference saw the creation of the Italian Association of Quality of Life Studies, devised as a forum for this varied field of research with a rapidly expanding profile in the context of the continuing financial crisis. The papers address a number of recognized quality-of-life concerns, including public health, wealth distribution, employment, political participation and the perception of crime. Contributors deploy innovative methods of analyzing official statistics that result in more complex and multidimensional indicators. Some papers provide data on other European nations that allow for comparative assessment, while others set out fresh approaches to evaluating quality of life itself. Highly relevant not just to academics, but to policy makers and practitioners in a range of sectors, this publication explores important aspects of a crucial contemporary subject. |