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From standards of living to quality of life: changes in analyzing and measuring of development of society after the crisis of 2008 and their projections in political strategies of Western states.
Kopečný, Ondřej ; Potůček, Martin (advisor) ; Loužek, Marek (referee) ; Hartl, Jan (referee)
In this dissertation thesis, I focus on changes in the assessment and measurement of quality of life and development after the crisis of 2008 and the reflection of these changes in the political strategies of Western countries. I follow up on the public debate and on many books and professional articles whose authors dealt with the causes of the crisis, with the reactions of governments and international institutions to its manifestations as well as with its effects on the quality of life of Western society. The thesis aims to find out whether the dramatic events of autumn 2008 led to a more significant change in Western society and its institutions, like many experts, politicians, and public figures expected at the beginning of the crisis. First, I focus in this context on the analysis of institutions, which is based primarily on the study of strategic documents, books, and proceedings published after the crisis as well as on articles published in the world media. Subsequently, I engage in the analysis of social preferences, for which I use data on subjective quality of life collected within the European Quality of Life Survey. The results of the institution's analysis show that economic growth is still considered (even after the crisis) a major condition for the development of Western countries...
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