HOLISTIC MEASUREMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX

Igor Ferjan

doi:10.7251/OIK1402006F

Authors

Igor Ferjan The Reconstruction and Development Fund, General secretary for BIH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7251/OIK1402006F

Keywords:

measurement of quality of life, human development, Human Development Index, HDI

Abstract

The research results presented in this paper demonstrate the accomplishment of the primary mission of this research: to recognise the holistic measurement of quality of life and human development. The paper elaborates the most important features of human development, Human Development Index and the method of measuring human development. Particular attention has been paid to the structure and calculation of the Human Development Index (HDI). Several thematic units on the Human Development Index have been assessed/ addressed: definition, properties, structure, calculation and interpretation of the HDI. A representative example of calculating the Human Development Index of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012 has been presented. The measures that will contribute to the holistic measurement of quality of life via the Human Development Index have been specified hereinafter.

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