Ranking Quality of Life in the European Union

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Article

Magazine

RIVISTA INTERNAZIONALE DI SCIENZE SOCIALI

Fascicle

RIVISTA INTERNAZIONALE DI SCIENZE SOCIALI - 2007 - 2

Title

Ranking Quality of Life in the European Union

Authors

Marco Grasso, Stefano Pareglio

Publisher

Vita e Pensiero

Format

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Online from

02-2007

Issn

0035-676X (print) | 1827-7918 (digital)

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Description

This article provides a multi-dimensional index for evaluating well-being in the EU. It begins with an overview of an analytical approach that goes beyond utilitarianism: Dasgupta’s quality of life framework, which is defined according to the goals of EU policies and based on a set of indicators that are both constituents and determinants of well-being. This framework is then used to draw up an index, based on a Borda ranking, of the EU member countries in terms of their economic and social well-being. This is followed by discussion of the correlation between the ranking and the indicators selected.