Brushkova L.A. Evolution of methodological approaches to assessing the quality of life: from economic growth to human development. Regional problems of economic transformation. 2025. No. 12 (182). Pp. 284-289.

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Abstract

The subject of the article is an analysis of the evolution of methodological approaches to assessing the quality of life of the population. A comparative analysis of  various methodological approaches to assessing the quality of life through the prism of the relationship between economic development and the well-being of the population was used as a research method. The empirical basis of the study was made up of data from the United Nations global ratings. As a result of the analysis, it was concluded that the evolution of ideas about the quality of life demonstrates the transition from one-dimensional and predominantly material criteria of well-being to multidimensional assessments that include non-material aspects of human development and take into account the objective and subjective components of human well-being. The conclusions obtained can serve as a theoretical and methodological basis for improving the system of indicators of national development, reorienting economic policy from maximizing gross domestic product to achieving a sustainable improvement in the quality of life of the population