Sally Baldwin, Christine Godfrey, Carol Propper
Concern about the quality of life and its measurement is probably greater now than ever before. The last five years have seen considerable changes in policy, particularly in health and social service markets bringing into question appropriate measures of input and output. The issues addressed in this volume range from the philosophical question of what the good life is, to detailed studies of what constitutes a good quality of life for particular client groups.
Quality of Life will be valuable reading for researchers and practitioners in social policy, social work and economics.
S. Baldwin, Director of Social Policy Research Unit, University of York; C. Godfrey, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics, University of York; A. Culyer, Head of Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York; P. Kind Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics, University of York; C. Gudex Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics, University of York; G. Loomes, Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York; L. McKenzie; A. Shiell, Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, Australia; C. Pettipher, Department of Social Policy, University of Manchester; N. Raynes, Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Social Services Department; K. Wright, Deputy Director, Centre for Health Economics, University of York; G. Parker, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York; C. Downes, Social Policy and Social Work, University of York; A. Corden, Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York; S. Hutton, Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York; M. Powell, Department of Economics, University of Leeds; A. Maynard, Director, Centre for Health Economics, University of York; A. Eastwood, Director of Health Policy, Research and Education, Harvard University; C. Propper, Department of Economics, University of Bristol; C. Megone, Department of Philosophy, University of Leeds; J. Hodge, Faculty of Humanities, Law and Social Science, Manchester Polytechnic; K. Gerard, Medical School, University of Newcastle; M. Hirst, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York
Social scientists address the issue of the quality of life through the experience of applied researchers; those engaged in theoretical debate and those engaged in policy analysis.
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This book discusses the quality of life, a topic of concern now more than ever before. Government policy demands that programs prove their "cost-effectiveness" in order to insure that they receive new or continued funding. Social scientists have been drawn into this process, directly as assessors of the cost-effectivemness of policies, and indirectly, as the political climate increasingly shapes research priorities and budgets.
The issues addressed in this volume range from a philosophical question of what the "good life" is, to detailed studies of what constitutes a good quality of life for particular client groups.
Researchers from within traditionally separate disciplines, are now forced to confront this same issue. This collection effectively highlights the benefits of drawing together the experiences of applied researchers, policy analysts, as well as those engaged in theoretical debates on the subject.
