Development of Quality of Life Theory and Its Instruments

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Focusing on the advancement of Quality of Life Theory, this volume delves into Michalos' assumptions about human well-being and presents a two-variable theory for measuring quality of life. It updates the journal Social Indicators Research after four decades and critiques the influential Stiglitz, Sen, and Fitoussi report. The text explores multiple discrepancies theory, measures related to life satisfaction, arts, and sustainable development, and examines community quality of life in specific Canadian locales, reflecting on societal expectations as the millennium approached.