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Acute Alcohol Poisoning
alcohol abuse
Attestation Process
Author_Horst Herlemann
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Capita GNP
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Changing Production Norms
comparative living standards
East European Nations
Education Authorities
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Exam Preparation
Good Life
healthcare provision USSR
labor environment research
Literaturnaia Gazeta
Material Considerations
quality of life
Retail Trade Outlets
Rural Clubs
rural community conditions
Sex Specific Death Rates
socioeconomic challenges in Soviet society
Soviet Countryside
Soviet education
Soviet Female
Soviet health care system
Soviet Hospitals
Soviet Medical System
Soviet Medicine
Soviet social indicators
Soviet Sociologists
Soviet Workers
state welfare analysis
Strong Alcoholic Beverages
Unexplained Residual
Universal Secondary Education
West Germany
Product details
- ISBN 9780367284886
- Weight: 530g
- Dimensions: 148 x 233mm
- Publication Date: 13 Sep 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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"Quality of life" is a difficult concept to define, and particularly so when referring to the Soviet Union because Westerners have many preconceptions about Soviet living conditions. This volume goes a long way toward illuminating the realities of daily Soviet life and stands as an important contribution to our understanding of the Soviet Union. Contributors focus primarily on the relation of quality of life to living conditions but also discuss the quality and availability of state-provided services such as education, health care, and housing. Of special interest is their coverage of problems in Soviet society, including working conditions in factories, living conditions in rural areas, alcohol abuse, and the status of the elderly. Together these essays show that although the Soviet government has made great strides in improving the living conditions of its citizens, Soviet living standards and services are relatively poor by Western standards and several important social problems continue to burden the Soviet people.
Horst Herlemann is an associate professor of political science at Würzburg University, Federal Republic of Germany.
