Full Description
This book analyzes how quality of life research results can be transferred to policy making, and considers the role of actors in this process---researchers, policy makers, and citizens---as well as their interrelationships. This book points to the need to include actors other than the state in public policy-making related to quality of life and well-being issues, in defining problems and formulating alternatives. It identifies obstacles and facilitators in the process and offers a review of different types of aid that affect well-being and quality of life. Finally, it shows possible pathways for various stakeholders in policy-making to interact with one another in the building of good societies.
Contents
Introduction.- Chapter 1. Re-thinking the Concepts of Quality of Life and Public Policies.- Chapter 2. The Production of Quality of Life Knowledge.- Chapter 3. The Actors of the Process: Researchers and Policy Makers.- Chapter 4. Citizens and Public Policies.- Chapter 5. The Relationship Between Aid and Quality of Life.- Chapter 6. The Contribution of Quality of Life Research for Policy Making.- Epilogue: Thinking in the Building of Good Societies.
