Essays on the Quality of Life
| Author | : Alex C. Michalos |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 493 |
| Release | : 2013-04-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789401703895 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9401703892 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (892 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Essays on the Quality of Life by : Alex C. Michalos
Download or read book Essays on the Quality of Life written by Alex C. Michalos and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since initiating the journal Social Indicators Research in 1974, Alex C. Michalos has been a pioneer in social indicators and quality-of-life research. This collection of nineteen articles provides an overview of nearly 30 years of work, including papers drawn from diverse sources and papers never published before. The final paper, on multiple discrepancies theory (MDT), is the author's unique contribution to an empirically testable new foundation for theories of utility, satisfaction and happiness.
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