hossein sadeghi; arashk masaeli; mahdi baskhah; marjan kordbacheh
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This study estimates quality of life index for provinces by using Sen approach. The empirical results for 30 provinces by totally fuzzy analysis, evaluate and show that West Azerbayjan, Kourdestan and Sistan & Balouchestan are in crises area. Due to this, with mentioning 3 sub indices and 9 variables ...
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This study estimates quality of life index for provinces by using Sen approach. The empirical results for 30 provinces by totally fuzzy analysis, evaluate and show that West Azerbayjan, Kourdestan and Sistan & Balouchestan are in crises area. Due to this, with mentioning 3 sub indices and 9 variables that used in this research, proposed policies to decrease deprivation in such provinces have explained. The results of Pearson coloration coefficient, show that there is a significant relation between QOL and HDI that explain HDI is a good presenter for welfare; but because QOL encompasses more pervasive variables in, it is more universal. Results show that in spite of country studies, there isn’t significant correlation between human development index and income per capita, and also quality of life and income per capita.
sed morteza Afgheh; hasan farazmand; rozbeh karobi; mehrnaz mallhagh fard
Abstract
The concept of quality of life has been recently introduced to the fields of sustainable development, social development planning, and modern economics, where it has gained a prominent place. Therefore, understanding, measuring, and improving the quality of life has been a primary goal for a large part ...
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The concept of quality of life has been recently introduced to the fields of sustainable development, social development planning, and modern economics, where it has gained a prominent place. Therefore, understanding, measuring, and improving the quality of life has been a primary goal for a large part of researchers, planners, and governments in the past few decades. Thus, quality of life has been considered a substitute for material prosperity throughout the last three decades. Quality of life index is a composite of different economic, social, health, and enviromental variables that influence individual and social development on individual and social levels. Therefore, the index can be a powerful tool in development planning in any society. Considering the importance of the issue and the factors effective on the quality of life, the currect study makes an attempt to develop a composite index of quality of life and to compare the status of this index in the provinces of Iran during the years 2003 to 2009. To that end, an attempt has been made to measure and rate quality of life in the provinces through the combination of factor analysis and numerical taxonomy methods. The results show that the province of Tehran had the significant highest prosperity compared to other provinces. While the provinces of East Azerbaijan and Isfahan had relatively good improvements in the quality of life, the provinces of Lorestan, Ilam, and (more significantly) Sistan and Baluchestan had a low quality of life.
