The Social Progress of Nations Revisited, 1970–2020
50 Years of Development Challenges and Accomplishments
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Beschreibung
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.
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.
Presents a comprehensive view of the state of social progress worldwide over a 50 year period beginning with 1970 Provides a comprehensive, cross-sectoral, approach to the analysis of development trends occuring within nations, regions, and the world-as-a-whole Serves as a valuable resource for persons in positions of authority related to public policy formulation and implementation across ten sectors of quality of life and well-being concerns
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Richard J. Estes
Themen in »The Social Progress of Nations Revisited, 1970–2020«
Advancing Quality of Life and Well-Being Human Development Index Health and Education Methodology of Well-Being Data Population Groups and Well-Being Population Groups and Global Social Progress Quality of Life and Well-Being Social Development Theory Weighted Index of Social Progress Well-Being from a Global Perspective Well-Being from a Regional Perspective Well-Being from a National Perspective