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You
are here: Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators: A New Tool for Assessing National Trends
Recommended Reading
edited by Hazel Henderson, Jon Lickerman, and Patrice Flynn
Bethesda, MD: Calvert Group, 2000
ISBN: 0-8676891-0-4This book is about change! Teachers who are preparing their students for a world that continues to change dramatically and exponentially will find these readings of inestimable value. There is something here for students and teachers in nearly every subject-matter area, but especially for those in secondary school or higher education who are studying contemporary issues.
In the Foreword, editor Hazel Henderson writes, "This book and our ongoing Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators will enable the reader to peek into the minds of a wide range of experts on trends in our economy, society, and environment. The reader will understand how statistics, which always lag the real world, have fallen further behind as global change has accelerated . . . This volume provides a statistical bedrock assessment of a wide range of key factors affecting the overall quality of our lives and our children's future."
The twelve indicators include education, employment, energy, environment, health, human rights, income, infrastructure, national security, public safety, recreation, and shelter. Each of these sections has been written by a well-recognized authority on the topic and offers well-researched, critically important information. The book offers a comprehensive picture of the overall well-being of the nation using a systems approach in an easy to understand, well-documented manner.
Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Peter Drucker Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University notes, "The Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators is one of the most hopeful developments of recent times. We desperately need tools to assess true human well-being with more than monetary, material measures. This book is a splendid start in providing such a tool.
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