scholarly journals Socio-Ecological Inequality in the Russian Federation and Problems of its Measurement

2001 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1047-1062
Author(s):  
Irina P. Glazyrina ◽  
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Irina A. Zabelina
Keyword(s):  
Public Discourse ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Accumulation Of Pollutants ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Economic Well Being

The article discusses some approaches and specific ecological and economic indicators that, in the authors’ opinion, have been used more than others in decision-making procedures, in public discourse, and in analysis in connection with the problems of spatial development, including scientific analysis. They are also used for comparative spatial analysis of socio-economic inequality. These include eco-intensity and decoupling coefficients, indicators of per capita environmental pressure and socio-ecological and economic well-being based on the expanded A. Sen’s function calculated by region. It is also shown that the calculation of eco-intensity and decoupling without taking into account the accumulation of pollutants can cause a certain limitation of the potential of these indicators in the context of long-term consequences. The conclusion is justified that these tools for measuring socio-ecological inequality cannot be considered as interchangeable, and it is unlikely that «some are better than others». These indicators provide answers to various questions, and characterize the heterogeneity of socio-ecological conditions in the regions of Russia in different aspects. It seems more reasonable to use this tool as a whole, and apply its individual components depending on the specific tasks related to the spatial development of Russia

scholarly journals National Interests, Strategic Goals and Long-Term Security of the Russian Federation

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-49
Author(s):  
S. V. Kazantsev
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
The State ◽  
Human Society ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Territorial Integrity ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Economic Well Being ◽  
Strategic Goal

The state and the nation have their interests. They call them “the national interests”. Even though the study of national interests began many centuries ago, there is still no single methodology to determine national interests, let alone quantifying them. National interests largely determine the goals that society sets for itself. Thus, from the national interest “preservation and survival of society” arises the strategic goal of human society, the state, and the nation — to increase the population and ensure its security. The preservation of territorial integrity is one of the national interests, so each state has the goal to preserve its territorial integrity and maintain the territory of its habitat in a life-friendly condition. If a goal is set, there should be indicators of its achievement. For example, for the strategic goal “ensuring socio-economic well-being and growth of well-being” indicators are the volume and dynamics of income of members of the society, the unemployment rate, the coeffiients of differentiation of incomes of the population and some other indexes. The author of this paper has identifid seven strategic goals of a society that correspond to six universally recognized national interests. To quantify the measure of their achievement, the author selected 23 indicators. The author based his choice according to the state of Russian statistics. It turned out that this indicator had a downward trend in 2000–2018, and its flctuations were damped.

Economic Well-Being of the Chronically Disabled Elderly: Practice and Policy Implications

1993 ◽  
Vol 74 (8) ◽  
pp. 460-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean W. Bauer ◽  
Marlene S. Stum ◽  
Paula J. Delaney
Keyword(s):  
Stepwise Regression ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Disabled Elderly ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Care Survey ◽  
Economic Well Being

The 1982 Long-Term Care Survey (N = 5,670) was used to gain an understanding of predisposing, need, and enabling variables that influence the economic well-being of disabled elderly. Stepwise regression results suggest that a combination of enabling and predisposing factors best explained differences in economic well-being. Implications of the findings for practitioners are discussed within the context of practice and policy for the disabled elderly.

scholarly journals The Causality of Deviation from the Optimal Parameters of a Regional Demographic System

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 5559-5564
Keyword(s):  
Birth Rate ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Optimal Parameters ◽  
Institutional Approach ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Demographic Behavior ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Economic Well Being

This study is based on the identification of causal relationships that determine the current trends in the demographic system of the regions of the Russian Federation. The achievement of optimal parameters of the demographic system is a factor in the implementation of the principle of sustainable development of territories. Demographic behavior is explained from the perspective of an institutional approach and is defined as a reaction and adaptation to changes in the institutional environment. From the standpoint of determinism, the response of the demographic system can be defined as a consequence and causality as the influence of the institutional environment. An attempt to formalize conclusions about the influence of the institutional environment on the demographic parameters of the territory and the application of mathematical research methods have allowed the authors to conclude that the economic well-being of the population was the dominant factor in the increase of the birth rate.

Trends in Childhood Obesity Research: A Brief Analysis of NIH-Supported Efforts

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry T-K Huang ◽  
Mary N. Horlick
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Behavioral Change ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
Obesity Research ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Economic Well Being

Childhood obesity continues to rise in the United States, with now over 17% of children and adolescents considered overweight. Childhood obesity predisposes an entire generation to increased risk of chronic diseases and disabilities and is a severe threat to the economic well-being of the nation. At first thought, the solution to the obesity epidemic may seem simple: encourage people to eat less and exercise more. However, the reality is that behavioral change is difficult to achieve without also considering the interplay of genetics, biological processes, and social and environmental mechanisms. As such, investment in obesity research has been considered an important tool to combat obesity and obesity-related diseases. Childhood obesity research, in particular, has drawn considerable attention, given the lower cost of prevention relative to treatment and the high potential for long-term benefits at a population level.

The Recession and Public Investment in Education in Latin America

1989 ◽  
Vol 31 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 125-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jandhyala B. G. Tilak
Keyword(s):  
Public Investment ◽  
National Income ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Return To Education ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Allocation Of Resources ◽  
Relative Priority ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Economic Well Being

It is the most common presumption that the relative priority accorded to education in an economy is significantly determined by economic conditions, particularly by the national income per capita and the budget. However, under normal conditions of economic well-being, allocation of resources to education is generally found to be least influenced by economic factors in any important way. Economic ability factors like GNP per capita and public spending on education are not significantly related. Neither are criteria for efficiency, like the rate of return to education, found to influence policies which allocate resources to education (see Tilak, 1982).

An index of sustainable economic welfare for Romania

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Anca Butnariu ◽  
Florin Alexandru Luca
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Gdp Per Capita ◽  
Economic Welfare ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Distribution Costs ◽  
The Status ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Household Labour ◽  
Economic Well Being

This paper has the objective to develop an Index of Sustainable Welfare for Romania from 1990 to 2017, in order to more clearly establish the status of the Romanian economy in terms of economic welfare. The results show that whilst gross domestic product (GDP) per capita increased significantly, the ISEW per capita grew at a much slower pace. The value of household labour contributes strongly to the growth of welfare, but income distribution, costs of climate change, cost of road accidents and cost of air pollution limit an improvement of population economic well-being. Our new valuation approach confirms the general conclusion of most authors on economic development that, during last decades, welfare has shown little improvement in spite of a growing GDP. Our conclusion is that the ISEW provides a useful alternative to indicators such as GDP despite subjected to its limitations and criticism. Keywords: Economic welfare, GDP, ISEW.

Do “Young-Old” Exercisers Feel Better Than Sedentary Persons? A Cohort Study in Switzerland

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian J. Lalive d'Epinay ◽  
Jean-François Bickel
Keyword(s):  
Successful Aging ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Aging Population ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Feeling ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Objective Health ◽  
Young Old ◽  
Better Than

ABSTRACTFrom a “successful aging” perspective, the subjective feeling of well-being is as important as “objective” health. Physical exercise is seen as being an effective way of staying healthy, but its link with well-being in a normal aging population remains largely unexplored. Based on two randomized surveys of the aging population, conducted in 1979 and 1994, respectively, with questionnaires including retrospective questions on activities and health, two cohorts of young-old (aged 64–74) were selected (cohort 1, born 1905–1914, N = 949; cohort 2, born 1920–1929, N = 602) and split into four groups, corresponding to their exercising trajectories (long-term exercisers LE, new exercisers NE, quitters Q, sedentary S). The link between the four trajectories and two indicators of well-being (self-rated health, self-assessed depression scale) was examined by means of regression analyses. In both cohorts, the LE group had a higher level of well-being than the Q and the S. The study also throws light on the case of the quitters (Q), who showed the lowest level of well-being. Scant research has hitherto been done on the causes and repercussions of abandoning exercise.

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