Quality of Life in the Soviet Union

ISBN-13: 9780367300340 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 182 str.

Horst Herlemann; Shaun Murphy

Opis

This book focuses primarily on the relation of quality of life to living conditions and discusses the quality and availability of state-provided services such as education. It covers the problems in Soviet society, including working conditions in factories and living conditions in rural areas.

Spis treści

Foreword -- What Is and Why Do We Study the Quality of Life in the Soviet Union? -- On Quantifying Quality -- Soviet Living Standards in Comparative Perspective -- Consumer Goods and Services: Contemporary Problems and Their Impact on the Quality of Life in the Soviet Union -- Aspects of Poverty in the Soviet Union -- Medical Care in the Soviet Union: Promises and Realities -- Aspects of Soviet Secondary Education: School Performance and Teacher Accountability -- Housing Quality and Housing Classes in the Soviet Union -- Self-Fulfillment Through Work: Working Conditions in Soviet Factories -- The Vanishing Babushka: A Roleless Role for Older Soviet Women? -- Alcohol Abuse and the Quality of Life in the Soviet Union -- Aspects of the Quality of Rural Life in the Soviet Union

O autorze

Horst Herlemann is an associate professor of political science at Würzburg University, Federal Republic of Germany.