Download or read book A Life Devoted to Quality of Life written by Filomena Maggino and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Festschrift is published in honor of Alex C. Michalos, a great scholar and inspiration to many upcoming and famous academics and practitioners. The Festschrift celebrates his lifelong, outstanding scientific and cultural contribution to Quality of Life Research. It contains contributions written by the most prestigious and renowned scholars in the field of social indicators research and quality of life studies. Taken together, the contributions from scholars around the world reflect Michalos’ stance that even though there may be differences in individual scientific positions, the language in the field of quality of life has no limits and boundaries.