The International Society for Quality of Life Studies held its first conference in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1997. Participants at the conference were allowe
This volume is relevant to quality-of-life researchers working in the areas of social medicine, sustainable development, social indicators research and health p
The majority of studies on the quality of life have been conducted in Western contexts and are based on Western participants. Comparatively speaking, there are
The new millennium is widely considered to be the age of globalisation, democratisation, and human rights. We live in a knowledge society and in a time of risk