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eLIF: European Life Index Framework - An Analysis for the Case of European Union Countries

Authors:
Ilie Cristian Dorobăț
Vlad Posea

Keywords: quality of life index; quality of life dimensions; open data quality; eLIF Framework

Abstract:
With the continuous evolution of society, the analysis of the quality of life of the population has become an increasingly complex process, for which it is necessary to evaluate not only the factors that measure the financial power and the degree of economic development of the region, but also of those through which it can be appreciated the integration of individuals in society and of their implication within the well-functioning community. The importance of such an analysis is revealed from the implications of the insufficiency or even lack of measures to improve the standard of living has on members of society. Thus, as a result of the need of determining the living conditions, the implementation of the European Life Index Framework has been proposed. The Framework aims to automate the process of determining the quality of life of the population, data which the public authorities can use to easily determine the necessary steps for integrating disadvantaged people, reducing the poverty rate of the population, and improving quality of life. After analyzing the level of quality of life in European Union for the period 2007-2017, we have noticed that in the case of the former communist states, the quality of life standard is lower than that of the states which had a political trajectory outside the influence of the communist dictatorial regime. Also, due to the public policies mainly oriented towards citizens, the Nordic states have registered the highest values of the Quality of Life Index, surpassing even the countries of Continental Europe.

Pages: 198 to 214

Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2019. Used with permission.

Publication date: December 30, 2019

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ISSN: 1942-261x