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The Quality of European Societies

Part of the Social Indicators Research Series Book Series (volume 75)

Editors: Bericat, Eduardo; Jiménez-Rodrigo, María Luisa

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05023-8

ISBN: 978-3-030-05022-1

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

May 11, 2019

1 - 10 of 16 Chapters

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Chapter 1Towards a System of Indices on the Quality of European Societies (SIQES)

Bericat, Eduardo; Camarero, Mercedes; Jiménez-Rodrigo, María Luisa

Pages: 1 –26

[In this chapter, we present the theoretical framework, distinctive features, and applications of the System of Indices on the Quality of the European Societies (SIQES). The SIQES is the result of a compilation of the main composite social indicators created in order to measure important aspects...
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Chapter 2The Quality of European Societies: An Overview

Bericat, Eduardo

Pages: 27 –49

[In this chapter, we present a synthetic overview of the societal quality of European countries. First, we have developed a multidimensional “meta-index”, the Societal Quality Index (SQI), based on information from the System of Indices on the Quality of European Societies (SIQUES). This index...
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Chapter 3Quality of Life

Camarero, Mercedes

Pages: 51 –74

[Quality of life and social quality are the two main components of the quality of societies. Social indicators are closely linked to quality of life since their origins. The indices of quality of life measures a comprehensive set of components (from 3 to 11 dimensions) of a country’s well-being...
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Chapter 4Subjective Well-Being

Bericat, Eduardo

Pages: 75 –91

[From the 1980s, some social scientists began to ask themselves to what extent the progress of societies involved an increase in happiness. To know the quality of life of a society we need not only objective measures but also subjective ones. In short, we should understand how individuals...
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Chapter 5Social and Political Participation

Camarero, Mercedes

Pages: 93 –109

[Social and political participation are two of the basic dimensions of the social quality of a society, in particular, one of the main pillars to achieve social cohesion. This chapter contains five indices that describe two crucial elements of civil society: social participation (cooperation...
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Chapter 6Cultural Practice, Creativity and Innovation

Herrera-Usagre, Manuel

Pages: 111 –132

[The capacities and skills of a society’s labour force are probably the most important resources to strengthen long-term sustainable growth. However, the potential of this human capital not only generates returns in the economic sphere, but is also key to explaining the creative or innovative...
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Chapter 7Democratic Quality and Governance

Tusell Collado, Alex

Pages: 133 –147

[Quality of democracy and governance are two of the basic elements of the social quality of a society and are concepts of growing interest in the social sciences. From different approaches, many proposals have been developed to study the quality of democracy and governance. However, composite...
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Chapter 8Consumption

Martín-Lagos, María Dolores

Pages: 149 –165

[Consumer well-being is a meta-level concept linking well-being and quality of life. Customer satisfaction is closely tied to the economy, whereas well-being is a multi-dimensional concept with a marked social interest. In this chapter, we present the most important indices aimed at measuring the...
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Chapter 9Job Quality

Bericat, Eduardo; Cascales-Mira, María

Pages: 167 –186

[Job quality is one of the basic elements of the social quality of a society, just because is a fundamental dimension of the quality of life of individuals. Previous studies show that the quality of work is key to the well-being and the health of individuals, and institutions have echoed this by...
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Chapter 10Environmental Sustainability

Stepping, Katharina M. K.

Pages: 187 –206

[Environmental sustainability is key to allow for human development without compromising natural resources. Environmental indicators provide crucial information about the state of the environment in quantitative terms and capture its physical, biological and chemical characteristics. Yet, the...

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