Development of the Multi-Criteria Model for the Quality of Life Assessment in Local Governments

• Published in: Economic Themes Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 259 - 280
• Main Authors: Mijailović, Snežana, Marković, Sanja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nis Sciendo 01.06.2022; De Gruyter Brill Sp. z o.o., Paradigm Publishing Services
• Subjects: C44; C82; EU-SILC; Kommunalverwaltung; local governments; multi-criteria model; preferences of individuals; Promethee method; Quality of life; quality of life assessment; quality of life indicators; R58
• ISSN: 2217-3668; 0353-8648; 2217-3668
• DOI: 10.2478/ethemes-2022-0015

The perception of satisfaction with the quality of life by an individual in urban and rural areas includes a number of objective and subjective indicators, based on the analysis that could be performed. Measuring the preferences of individuals living in different environments, in terms of life goals, needs, moods, expectations, as well as personal satisfaction with the quality of life, requires more criteria to be included for its evaluation. The research was conducted on the basis of twenty indicators for measuring the quality of life in local governments depending on the preferences of individuals, and of different age, gender, education, social status, and satisfaction motives. The subject of this paper is the selection of criteria in a multi-criteria model for assessing the quality of life in local governments, using adequate statistical tools. In addition to descriptive statistics and testing the significance of differences, the authors of the paper used a modified PROMETHEE multi-criteria method for ranking local governments.