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Quality of Life, Quality of the Individual, Technology and Economic Development

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. Technological advance, quality of life and quality of the person as well as the interaction among them are at the heart of a meaningful theory of socioeconomic development. The complexity and hierarchical structure of the quality of life concept can be related to Maslow's study of human needs and economists’theory of human wants. The implicit assumption of the direct positive relationship between quality of life and quality of the person is challenged. The possibility of an inverse relationship between them is stated and illustrated. If the ultimate purpose of improving quality of life is moral perfection (homo humanis), then optimal quality of life is one which leads to attainment of this goal. Freedom, seen by Maslow as a necessary precondition for satisfaction of all other needs, is defined as voluntary subjection to the highest value. The search for truth—the only way to set a person free—takes the form of Hegelian dialectics. Theoretically, the high quality of people can be attained either by “Hegelian path” via coercion, or “Hegelian path” via freedom. Historically, the former utterly failed, while the latter, though highly desirable, is neither impossible nor assured.

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  • Oleg Zinam, 1989. "Quality of Life, Quality of the Individual, Technology and Economic Development," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 48(1), pages 55-68, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:48:y:1989:i:1:p:55-68
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1989.tb02091.x
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    1. Igor Matutinović, 1998. "Quality of Life in Transition Countries: Central East Europe with Special Reference to Croatia," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 43(1), pages 97-119, February.
    2. Pei-shan Liao, 2009. "Parallels Between Objective Indicators and Subjective Perceptions of Quality of Life: A Study of Metropolitan and County Areas in Taiwan," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 91(1), pages 99-114, March.
    3. Pei-shan Liao & Daigee Shaw & Yih-ming Lin, 2015. "Environmental Quality and Life Satisfaction: Subjective Versus Objective Measures of Air Quality," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 124(2), pages 599-616, November.
    4. Maria Claret M. Mapalad‐Ruane & Carolyn B. Rodriguez, 2003. "Measuring Urban Well‐Being: Race and Gender Matter," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 62(2), pages 461-483, April.
    5. Pei-Shan Liao & Yang-Chih Fu & Chin-Chun Yi, 2005. "Perceived quality of life in Taiwan and Hong Kong: an intra-culture comparison," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 6(1), pages 43-67, March.
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