Analiza blagostanja i kvalitete života u odabranim europskim zemljama mjereno pokazateljima sreće

master's thesis

• Title (english): Analysis of well-being and quality of life in selected European countries measured by indicators of happiness
• Author: Lucija Benko
• Mentor: Marijana Ivanov (mentor)
• Committee member: Gordana Kordić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dajana Barbić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Economics and Business; (Department of Finance); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-12-19, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Finance

Abstract

U ovome radu analizirano je blagostanje i kvaliteta života mjereno različitim pokazateljima sreće između Hrvatske i odabranih država blagostanja – Danske, Finske, Islanda, Norveške, Švedske, Francuske, Njemačke i Nizozemske. Temeljni cilj ovog rada je analizirati pojedine varijable te ispitati njihovu povezanost s kvalitetom života i blagostanjem stanovnika u odabranim europskim državama blagostanja. U današnjem svijetu fokus se odmiče od klasičnih tradicionalnih pokazatelja zadovoljstva stanovnika kao što su BDP ili inflacija te u središte interesa dolaze noviji pokazatelji sreće poput indeksa sreće, prosperiteta ili ljudskog razvoja. Analiza zemalja provedena je pomoću sekundarnih izvora podataka koji su prikupljeni iz relevantnih baza podataka o kvaliteti života. Komparacijom zemalja došlo se do zaključka kako najveće blagostanje i najkvalitetniji život imaju nordijske zemlje - i to po svim korištenim pokazateljima sreće. Nordijske zemlje godinama su u samom vrhu svih mjerenja kvaliteta života zbog svog
karakterističnog načina brige za sve stanovnike i jednakosti među njima. S druge strane, Hrvatska se nije istaknula niti po jednom pokazatelju sreće, ali iz godine u godinu pomiče se prema vrhu ljestvice, iako još ima prostora za napredak i veće zadovoljstvo stanovnika uz smanjenje korupcije i nepravde, koji su navedeni kao najveći izazovi s kojima se Hrvatska bori.

Abstract (english)

This paper analyzes the well-being and quality of life measured by various indicators of happiness between Croatia and selected welfare states - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands. The main goal of this paper is to analyze individual variables and examine their relationship with the quality of life and well-being of residents in selected European welfare states. In today's world, the focus is moving away from classic traditional indicators of population satisfaction such as GDP or inflation, and newer indicators of happiness such as the Happiness, Prosperity or Human Development Index are coming to the fore. The country analysis was conducted using secondary data sources collected from relevant quality of life databases. The comparison of countries led to the conclusion that the Nordic countries have the greatest prosperity and the best quality of life - according to all the indicators of happiness used. The Nordic countries have been at the top of all quality-of-life measurements for years because of their characteristic way of caring for all residents and equality among them. On the other hand, Croatia did not stand out on any of the indicators of happiness, but from year to year it moves towards the top of the scale, although there is still room for progress and greater satisfaction of the population with reducing corruption and injustice with which Croatia is fighting.

• Keywords: socijalna država; kvaliteta života; ekonomija sreće; nordijske zemlje; indeks sreće
• Keywords (english): welfare state; quality of life; economy of happiness; Nordic countries; happiness index
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:148:825756
• Study programme: Title: Business Economics; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra ekonomije (magistar/magistra ekonomije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2022-12-20 16:03:16