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    The social progress of nations revisited, 1970-2020 : 50 years of development challenges and accomplishments (2019)
    Cham : Springer
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    ISBN: 9783030159078 , 3030159078
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxviii, 253 Seiten) , Diagramme, Illustrationen, Karten
    Series Statement: Social indicators research series volume 78
    Series Statement: Social Indicators Research Ser. v.78
    Series Statement: Social indicators research series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 303.44
    Keywords: Progress ; Social planning ; Progress ; Social planning ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Quality of Life and Well-Being in Historical Perspective -- Chapter 2. Quality of Life, Well-Being, and Social Development: Conceptual Continuities -- Chapter 3. Methodology -- Chapter 4. Well-Being from a Global Perspective -- Chapter 5. Well-Being from a Regional Perspective -- Chapter 6. Well-Being from a National Perspective -- Chapter 7. Population Groups and Well-Being -- Chapter 8. Towards a More Positive Future.
    Abstract: This book presents a comprehensive view of the state of social progress worldwide over an entire 50-year period beginning 1970. It discusses original time-series research for the period 1970-2018 as well as contemporary trends in quality of life and well-being research for the period since 2018, and provides innovative research findings into the nature, history, and status of 160 of the worlds economically advanced and developing nations. Among the topics included are discussion of the worldwide development trends occurring with especially vulnerable population groups, such as children and youth, the elderly, women, persons with disabilities, sexual minorities, and economic migrants. Further, this book reports social indicator trends at four unit of analysis: individuals, nations, world regions, and for the world-as-a-whole
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    The State of Social Progress of Islamic Societies : Social, Economic, Political, and Ideological Challenges (2016)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing
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    ISBN: 9783319247724
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (704 p)
    Series Statement: International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life
    Series Statement: International Handbooks of Quality-Of-Life Ser.
    Parallel Title: Print version Tiliouine, Habib The State of Social Progress of Islamic Societies : Social, Economic, Political, and Ideological Challenges
    DDC: 300
    Keywords: Consciousness ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Dedication -- List of Regional Maps -- Regional Maps -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- The Focus of This Volume -- The Structure of the Volume -- Part I: The Islamic World in Historical Perspective -- The Muslim Society During the Life of the Prophet Mohammed and After His Death -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sources of Islam -- 2.1 The Qur'an -- 2.2 The Sunnah -- 2.3 The Consensus of Scholars -- 2.4 The Scholars' Analogy -- 3 Main Islamic Objectives -- 3.1 The Essentials ضروريات -- 3.2 The Complementarities (Haajiyat حاجيات)
    Abstract: 3.3 The Embellishments (Tahseeniyat تحسينيات) -- 4 Key Aspects of Islam -- 4.1 Faith and Action in Islam -- 4.2 Islam as a Complete Way of Life -- 4.3 The Relation Between the Muslim Ruler and His Subjects in the Islamic State -- 5 Arabia Before the Rise of Islam -- 6 The Ideal Muslim Society -- 7 The First Muslim Society After the Prophet's Death -- 8 The Muslim Society During the Omayyad's Era -- 9 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- The Islamic Golden Age: A Story of the Triumph of the Islamic Civilization -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defining the Islamic Golden Age
    Abstract: 3 The Islamic Dynasties of the Golden Age -- 3.1 The Abbassids of Baghdad -- 3.2 The Fatimids -- 3.3 The Umayyad Caliphate of Al-Andalus -- 4 Factors that Facilitated the Emergence of the Islamic Golden Age -- 4.1 The Political system -- 4.2 Economy in the Islamic Golden age -- 4.3 Language and Education -- 5 The Legacy of the Islamic Golden Age -- 5.1 Sciences -- 5.2 Humanities -- Philosophy (Falsafa) -- History -- Geography -- Islamic Arts -- 6 The Decline of the Islamic Golden Age -- 7 Summary and Discussion -- Notes
    Abstract: Annex 1 Timeline of the Expansion of the Muslim Rule (Note: All Dates Refer to the Common Era (CE)) -- References -- The Changing Map of the Islamic World: From the Abbasid Era to the Ottoman Empire of the Twentieth Century -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Fall of the Abbasid Empire -- 3 The Crusades (1095-1291) -- 3.1 The Crusader States -- 3.2 The Legacy of the Crusades -- 4 The Mongol Empire (1206-1368) -- 4.1 The Mughals (1526-1857) -- Mughal's Legacy -- 5 The Safavids (1501-1736) -- 6 The Qajar's (1785-1925) -- 7 The Ottoman Empire (1299-1922) -- 7.1 The Ottoman Wars in North Africa
    Abstract: 7.2 The End of the Ottoman Caliphate -- 7.3 The Ottoman Legacy -- 8 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Social Progress in Islamic Societies: Achievements and Challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Focus of This Chapter -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 The Index of Social Progress (ISP) -- 2.2 The Weighted Index of Social Progress (WISP) -- 2.3 Data Sources -- 2.4 Country Selection -- 2.5 Levels of Analysis -- 2.6 Time Frame -- 3 World Social Development: 1970-2011 -- 4 Islamic Social Development: 1970-2011 -- 4.1 Subregional Development Trends
    Abstract: 5 The Pace of Islamic Development: 1970-2011
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    Advancing Quality of Life in a Turbulent World (2006)
    Dordrecht : Springer
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    ISBN: 9781402051104
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource , v.: digital
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Science and Law
    Series Statement: Social Indicators Research Series 29
    DDC: 306.091821
    Keywords: Lebensqualität ; Globalisierung ; Regionale Wirtschaftsintegration ; Internationale Migration ; Sociology ; Lebensqualität ; Lebenserwartung
    Abstract: Explores a range of factors that impact on quality of life worldwide: globalization; regionalization; recently regained political autonomy; population migration; factors that contribute to health and illness; the importance of the family, community and sustainable development in promoting quality of life; and more
    Description / Table of Contents: CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Part I Regional and National Perspectives on Advancing Quality of Life; How Does European Union Enlargement Affect Social Cohesion?; Promoting Well-Being: A British Perspective; Importance and Satisfaction With Life Domains in Croatia: Representative Sample; Part II Advancing Quality of Life in Selected Sectors; Commuting and Quality of Life: The Italian Case; An Alternative Measure of Years of Healthy Life
    Description / Table of Contents: Analyzing "Sustainable Wealth" Indicators for Evaluating the Contribution of a Regional Industrial Sector Toward Quality of Life and Sustainable DevelopmentFuel Sources and Well-Being in the Marshall Islands; Spirituality as a Robust Empirical Predictor of Psychosocial Outcomes: A Cross-Cultural Analysis; Hope and Spirituality in the Age of Anxiety; Part III Advancing Quality of Life for Selected Population Groups; Communitarian versus Individualistic Arrangements in the Family: What and Whose Income Matters for Happiness?
    Description / Table of Contents: Socioeconomic Inequality and Inequalities in Health Among Kibbutz ElderlyLife Satisfaction Crossover Among Couples; Migrant Family Adaptation and Quality of Life: A Qualitative Study in Brazil; Index;
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    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5110-4
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