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Define the quality of life and explain its parameters with adequate examples.

  • UPSC 2017
  • Population and Settlement Geography

Quality of life (QOL) is the degree to which an individual or population enjoys the material, social, environmental and psychological conditions necessary for well-being — a multi-dimensional condition, never a monetary one.

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  • The Concept: Objective Conditions and Subjective Perception
  • Economic Parameters: Income, Poverty and Employment Security
  • Health and Educational Attainment
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  • Education and Knowledge
  • Housing, Basic Services and Environmental Quality
  • …and 6 more sections, with a conclusion

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