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Relative Deprivation and Well-being: Switzerland in a Comparative Perspective

In: Contemporary Switzerland

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  • Christian Suter
  • Katia Iglesias

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Using data from a European welfare survey this contribution examines the actual Swiss standard of living, the degree and distribution of relative deprivation (the lack of socially perceived necessities) and their consequences for subjective well-being within a European context Although Switzerland has maintained its high level of standard of living, its low level of relative deprivation and its high level of subjective well-being, the differences between Switzerland and the other European countries have become less pronounced. Despite disparities concerning the actual standard of living and a corresponding east-west gradient there is a large consensus among the examined four countries concerning the minimum standard of living regarded as absolutely necessary for a decent life. In all countries relative deprivation negatively impacts on individual well-being whereas societal well-being that concerns the broader social environments of the individuals remains largely unaffected by deprivation, income and other inequality measures.

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  • Christian Suter & Katia Iglesias, 2005. "Relative Deprivation and Well-being: Switzerland in a Comparative Perspective," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Hanspeter Kriesi & Peter Farago & Martin Kohli & Milad Zarin-Nejadan (ed.), Contemporary Switzerland, chapter 1, pages 9-37, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-52358-6_2
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230523586_2
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    1. Fabrizio Maturo & Antonio Balzanella & Tonio Di Battista, 2019. "Building Statistical Indicators of Equitable and Sustainable Well-Being in a Functional Framework," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 146(3), pages 449-471, December.
    2. Mario Lucchini & Jenny Assi, 2013. "Mapping Patterns of Multiple Deprivation and Well-Being using Self-Organizing Maps: An Application to Swiss Household Panel Data," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 112(1), pages 129-149, May.
    3. Jehane Simona-Moussa & Laura Ravazzini, 2019. "From One Recession to Another: Longitudinal Impacts on the Quality of Life of Vulnerable Groups," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 142(3), pages 1129-1152, April.
    4. Jenny Chesters & Jehane Simona & Christian Suter, 2021. "Cross-National Comparison of Age and Period Effects on Levels of Subjective Well-Being in Australia and Switzerland During Volatile Economic Times (2001–2016)," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 154(1), pages 361-391, February.

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