Takashi Inoguchi, Seiji Fujii

The Quality of Life in Asia

A Comparison of Quality of Life in Asia

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Produktbeschreibung

This book studies and compares quality of life in 29 countries/societies in Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Korea(South), Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. We utilize the AsiaBarometer Surveys conducted annually from 2003 through 2008. We focus on the notion of subjective quality of life and conceptualize it as two levels, global and domain. After we explain about the AsiaBarometer Survey Project, we explore current country profile, demographics, lifestyles, value priorities, specific life domain assessment and overall quality of life. We then estimate the independent effects of demographics, lifestyles, value priorities, life domain assessment on the overall quality of life within each society. As well as comparing the results between nations, we look forkey generalized characteristics of life quality for the entire and sub-regions of Asia.

Produktdetails

• Quality of Life in Asia 1
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-94-017-8263-0
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 403g
• ISBN-13: 9789401782630
• ISBN-10: 9401782636
• Artikelnr.: 41346519

Autorenporträt

Takashi Inoguchi is a PhD at MIT, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and former President of the University of Niigata Prefecture and current University Guest Professor of J.F. Oberlin University (Tokyo). His latest works include The Quality of Life in Asia, Japanese Politics Today, Political Parties and Democracy and The Troubled Triangle.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of content- 1. Introduction.- 2. Quality of Life in Twenty-nine Societies in Asia.- 3. Comparison of Quality of Life between Societies.- 4. Key Characteristics of Quality of Life in Asia and its Sub-regions: East, Southeast, South, and Central Asia.- 5. Conclusion.

Rezensionen

From the book reviews:
"The book is an important scientific production that investigate thematically and empirically the quality of life of the twenty nine countries of Asia and examines the subjective and multilevel quality of life of the societies under study. It contains data of a very good quality, respects the cultural diversity and presents a deep and very well written analysis, a book we firmly recommended to be read." (Walter N. Toscano, Applied Research in Quality of Life, Vol. 9, 2014)