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Direct linkBijl, Rob – Social Indicators Research, 2011
The report by the Stiglitz Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress highlighted the idea that sustainability in essence is about quality of life. This paper discusses and elaborates this notion. It argues that sustainable development should be seen as a process which does not focus on economic development alone,…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Quality of Life, Sustainable Development, Social Capital
Yao, Grace; Cheng, Yen-Pi; Cheng, Chiao-Pi – Social Indicators Research, 2009
The AsiaBarometer survey of 1,006 respondents shows that in Taiwan, people have access to modern utilities and digital media, signs of materialistic achievement, and yet are more concerned with physical security and financial safety than with personal growth. Regardless of their demographic backgrounds and value priorities, the Taiwanese, like…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Foreign Countries, Asians, Asian Culture
Shu, Xiaoling; Zhu, Yifei – Social Indicators Research, 2009
The Asia Barometer Survey of 2,000 respondents reveals that substantial majorities of the Chinese people experience feelings of happiness, enjoyment, and accomplishment. In fact, the proportion experiencing these indicators of a high quality of life are larger in China than in some more prosperous countries. Favorable historical comparison,…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Living Standards, Quality of Life, Foreign Countries
Lee, Paul S. N.; Leung, Louis; Lo, Venhwei; Xiong, Chengyu – Social Indicators Research, 2008
This study assesses the perceived role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) including the Internet, mobile telephone, CD/MD/MP3, television and VCR/VCD/DVD in raising quality of life (QoL). A comparison is made between three Chinese cities, namely, Beijing, Taipei and Hong Kong, to see if differences exist in the perceived value of…
Descriptors: Asian Culture, Quality of Life, Foreign Countries, Internet
Park, Chong-Min – Social Indicators Research, 2009
The AsiaBarometer survey of 1,023 respondents shows Life in Korea is highly modernized and digitalized without being much globalized. Despite the modernization and digitalization of their lifestyles, ordinary citizens still prioritize materialistic values more than post-materialistic values, and they remain least satisfied in the material life…
Descriptors: Asians, Living Standards, Quality of Life, Multivariate Analysis
Inoguchi, Takashi; Fujii, Seiji – Social Indicators Research, 2009
This study is part of a collaborative project examining the quality of life in Confucian societies in Asia. Our major findings suggest that, when our sixteen specific life domains are grouped into three life spheres, namely, material, post-material, and public, the Japanese people tend to be most satisfied with the post-material sphere of life and…
Descriptors: Asians, Family Income, Educational Attainment, Quality of Life
