scholarly journals The Standards of Living of Pensioners in the Murmansk Region

2020 ◽  
pp. 58-63
Author(s):  
Elena Anatolyevna Korchak ◽  
Tatyana Petrovna Skufyina
Keyword(s):  
Pension Reform ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
Social Challenge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Murmansk Region

Nowadays research on the development of concep-tual provisions governing the standard of living of pensioners is of particular importance. This actual-ization is due to an increase in the retirement age of the population, an increase in life expectancy, as well as a low level of material well-being of elderly citizens. The analysis of social challenges of the modern pension reform was the goal of this study, while the standard of living of pensioners in the Murmansk region is the subject of the study. A sta-tistical analysis of social phenomena and processes in the Murmansk region (demographic characteris-tics of the population, the situation in the sphere of employment and living standards of the population) was used as a methodological basis for the study. The main tendencies and trends in the field of de-mographic development, employment development, living standards and pensions in the Murmansk re-gion were identified in the course of the study. The conclusion of the study was the thesis that under the conditions of the new pension reform, a social challenge is the low standard of living of pension-ers, whose growth in the future will cause an expan-sion of the social localization of poverty.

scholarly journals Energy Poverty and Its Implication on Standard of Living in Kirinyaga, Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine W. Njiru ◽  
Sammy C. Letema
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Rural County ◽  
Fuel Wood ◽  
Energy Poverty ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
Cooking Fuels ◽  
Electricity Access

Energy poverty affects physical health, well-being, and ability to prosper. A large proportion of Kenyan population lack access to electricity because they are located far from the national grid where it is uneconomical to extend electricity. This paper assesses energy poverty situation in Kirinyaga and reviews its implication on standard of living. Kirinyaga is a rural county with the main economic activity being agriculture and a few agroprocessing factories. Most rural households in Kirinyaga rely on fuel wood to meet their basic energy requirements and lack access to electricity. Tea factories and educational institutions rely on fuel wood to minimize cost of electricity. Kirinyaga residents, therefore, experience energy poverty as indicated by low electricity access and reliance on traditional cooking fuels. Energy poverty in Kirinyaga has negative impact on indicators of standards of living, calorific intake, life expectancy, and literacy levels.

Comparison of Quality of Life with Standard of Living in Schizophrenic Out-patients

1992 ◽  
Vol 161 (6) ◽  
pp. 797-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerstin Skantze ◽  
Ulf Malm ◽  
Sven J. Dencker ◽  
Philip R. A. May ◽  
Patrick Corrigan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Service System ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Inner Experiences ◽  
Subjective View ◽  
Social Service System

Standard of living reflects the objective dimension of how well the basic needs of life are met, while quality of life is the patient's own subjective view of well-being and satisfaction with her/his life. Sixty-one schizophrenic out-patients completed self-report inventories and participated in interviews about quality of life and standard of living. When living standards were met by a well functioning social service system, patients' perceptions of their quality of life and their standard of living appeared to be independent. Subsequent analyses revealed that ‘inner experiences' was one quality-of-life domain frequently reported as unsatisfactory. Moreover, differences in quality of life were found across patients' age, education, and work status.

scholarly journals Social Economy and Living Standards: Consumer Cooperatives in Barcelona, 1891–1935

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Francisco J. Medina-Albaladejo ◽  
Josep Pujol-Andreu
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Working Classes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Consumer Cooperatives

Abstract The living standards of the working classes during industrialization continue to be the subject of debate in European historiography. However, other factors closely related to the institutional setting, such as the role played by social economy and the institutions for collective action, are seldom considered. This study focuses on these factors, and attempts to quantify the social impact of consumer cooperatives. We argue that these institutions substantially improved the lot of the working classes from the mid-nineteenth century onwards, helping them to increase their incomes, and access food and services, such as education and social services, which the state did not provide in sufficient measure. To demonstrate this point, we analyse thirty-five consumer cooperatives in Barcelona, an industrial centre in which these organizations were more popular than anywhere else in Spain. Our main conclusion is that consumer cooperatives increased the well-being of their members, helping them to meet their substantial calorific needs, although their diets were unbalanced and low-cost; members improved their income between five and ten per cent, by simply shopping at the institution, and gained access to basic welfare services.

scholarly journals Standards of living in Ukraine, Georgia, and Poland: identification and strategic planning

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yurii Kharazishvili ◽  
Olena Grishnova ◽  
Bożena Kamińska
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Threshold Values ◽  
Development Scenarios ◽  
Current State ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Definition Of

The article determines the list of indicators of the standard of living of the population as a component of social security, including shadow indicators without which the assessment of living standards is inadequate in reality. The authors substantiate the limits of safe existence through the definition of the vector of the indicators’ threshold values. The paper identified the current state of the standards of living in Ukraine, Georgia and Poland through the integrated assessment from the standpoint of security, as well as outlined the most important threats. The researchers also scientifically substantiated the strategic benchmarks for the indicators of the standards of living considering three development scenarios that provide the fulfilment of the established sustainable development goals by means of adaptive regulation methods available in the control theory.

TERRITORIAL SELF-DEVELOPMENT IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITATIONS (BASED ON THE RESULTS OF SOCIOLOGICAL SURVEYS IN THE MURMANSK REGION)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 114-122
Author(s):  
L. A. RYABOVA ◽  
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I. A. GUSHCHINA ◽  
D. L. KONDRATOVICH ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Murmansk Region ◽  
Self Development

The results of a sociological study of the factors of territorial self-development in one of the regions of the Russian Arctic - the Murmansk region are presented. The dynamics of assessments of social factors of territorial self-development in 2008–2017 has been investigated. The study showed that in the group of factors of personal well-being, the main trends are associated, according to respondents, mainly with deterioration. In the group of social well-being factors, contradictory trends were observed. The most acute social and economic problems, according to the respondents, were the rise in prices and the low standard of living. Based on the results of the analysis, the potential opportunities for self-development of territorial communities of the Murmansk region were identified.

ASSESSMENT OF LIVING STANDARDS OF POPULATION OF STAVROPOL REGION

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
L. V. AGARKOVA ◽  
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N. N. VOROBIEV ◽  
E. M. PUCHKOVA ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Stavropol Region

The article is devoted to the problems of employment of the population related to the standard of living of the population. The authors call for improving the legislation in the field of the labor market, adopting new draft laws and motivating people to work to raise their well-being and ensure income stability.

Standard of Living, Consumption, and Political Economy Over the Past 500 Years

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole Shammas
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Early Modern Period ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Consumer Sovereignty ◽  
The Past ◽  
Historical View ◽  
Material Goods ◽  
Insight Into

The phrase ‘standard of living’ is closely identified with a more-than-century-long debate in both the popular press and academic journals about the effects of the early stages of industrialization on the working class, especially in nineteenth-century Britain. This article explores when and why the consumption of material goods became the measure of the ‘standard of living’, and, secondly, what has led to its displacement in more recent times. These shifts provide insight into changing assumptions about the desirability of household accumulation. The article tracks the state of our knowledge about transformations in living standards from the early modern period on, and examines whether a longer and broad historical view has demoted industrialization as a causal factor. It looks at the promotion of well-being by limiting consumption, political economy and the emergence of a standard of living debate, human capital, public goods, poverty lines, and consumer sovereignty.

Understanding the Australian Aboriginal experience of collective, historical and intergenerational trauma

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 1522-1534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Menzies
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Intergenerational Trauma ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Australian Aboriginal ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of

This article provides a summary of the evolving definition of trauma, including different forms of trauma and its impact on the health, behaviours and well-being of individuals and communities. Specifically, it discusses collective, historical and intergenerational trauma and the value of these concepts in understanding the health and social challenges we see within colonized Indigenous communities, particularly within Australian Aboriginal communities. The article argues that the current approach to addressing challenges within Australian Indigenous communities will have limited impact unless accompanied by a significant focus on understanding and addressing the level of trauma that permeates these communities. Programmes and initiatives that focus on reducing the rates of certain variables, such as rates of infant mortality, rates of incarceration or rates of school completion, are very important but are only treating symptoms unless the underlying trauma is addressed. Due to the ongoing devastation caused by many years of forced child removal, this is especially important for health, legal and welfare practitioners within the child protection system and the social work field if we are to break the cycles of family and cultural disruption.

A World in Balance

1981 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur H. Westing
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
The World ◽  
Health And Well Being

The attempt is made here to provide an approximation of the number of people that the world can support in the light of three constraints: (a) provision for a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of everyone, (b) consideration for wildlife and Nature, and (c) reliance on existing levels of technology and politics. In fact, two alternative standards of living are suggested, ‘affluent’ (based on the standard of the 27 richest nations in the world) and ‘austere’ (based on the standard of the 43 next most wealthy nations in the world).

A Daughter to ELSI – NILSI: A Northern Ireland Standard of Living Index or Problematising Wealth in the Analysis of Inequality and Material Well-being

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paddy Hillyard ◽  
Demi Patsios ◽  
Fiona Sevllion
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Standard Index ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Socially Excluded ◽  
Measurement Of Inequality

When the measurement of inequality is being considered in Ireland and the UK the poor and socially excluded are routinely the focus of debate. Building on methodology developed in New Zealand this paper outlines the development of a more wide ranging approach through the construction of a Northern Ireland Living Standard Index (NILSI). It then utilises this tool to explore dimensions of inequality in Northern Ireland and present findings on the living standards of different subgroups.

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