书目名称 | Quality of Life in South Africa | 编辑 | Valerie Møller | 视频video | | 丛书名称 | Social Indicators Research Series | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | South Africa‘s peaceful transition to democracy has gained itworld recognition. This book gives a frank report on contemporarySouth African society and the challenges which the new nation faces.Sixteen social scientists, experts in fields as wide-ranging aseconomics, politics, and development planning, have compiled a socialreport on South Africa two years into democracy. .The volume covers critical concerns which impact on the well-being ofthe average South African. .The dozen chapters in the book present facts and figures as well asin-depth commentary on social issues which South Africa must address.The authors discuss the legacies of the past, including poverty andsocial inequality; problems of transition ranging from trauma tocrime; and the hopes for the future which lie in economic growth anddevelopment, a deeper understanding of democracy, and a healthy doseof optimism. .The book draws on information from a wide variety of sources includinggovernment statistics, independent social surveys, community research,and opinion polls. This rich data weaves a tapestry of the quality oflife in South Africa for Africa watchers and the general public. | 出版日期 | Book 19971st edition | 关键词 | Economic Growth; Evaluation; Nation; economics; growth; politics; poverty; quality of life; social indicator | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1479-7 | isbn_softcover | 978-94-010-7162-8 | isbn_ebook | 978-94-009-1479-7Series ISSN 1387-6570 Series E-ISSN 2215-0099 | issn_series | 1387-6570 | copyright | Kluwer Academic Publishers 1997 |
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