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An Assessment of Efforts to Enhance the Quality of Life in Mordogan: A Case Study

Author :	Turgut Var, Erhan Ada, Gökce Ozdemir & Deniz Hasirci
School/Work Place :	Izmir University of Economics, Turkey (Turgut Var, Erhan Ada, Deniz Hasirci), Yasar University, Turkey (Gökce Ozdemir)
Contact :	turgut.var@izmirekonomi.edu.tr
Year :	2008

Quality of life studies are usually either objective or subjective in nature. Objective quality of life studies concentrate on social indicators whereas subjective quality of life studies attempt to assess the perceived satisfaction that individuals report experiencing in their lives. The assessment of efforts to enhance the quality of life in Mordogan in terms of social indicators; decreasing unemployment rate and poverty of local people will be the focal point of the study.

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