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Autumn, November 1997, Number 52

SOCIAL REPORTS AND TRENDS:
Bulgaria on a Difficult Search for its Path to the Future
Woflgang Glatzer reviews The Human Development Report, "Bulgaria 1997,"
edited by Nikolai Genov for the United Nations Development Program

Europeans Compare Life Satisfaction Between Countries: North--South, East--West

Abbott Ferriss takes a look at A Comparative Study of Satisfaction with Life
in Europe, edited by William E. Saris, Root Veenhoven, Annette C. Scherpenzeel,
and Brendan Bunting.

Social and Cultural Life in The Netherlands 1996

Kenneth Land evaluates The Netherland's Social and Cultural Report 1996, released
by the Social and Cultural Planning Office.

Estes Reviews Social Progress of the World at ISQOLS Meeting

Richard J. Estes, Professor of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, received the
"Best 1996 Research Paper Award" at the conference of the International Society for
Quality of Life Studies, at Charlotte, NC, October 21, 1997. In response, he presented
a review of the world social condition, the text of which has been transcribed here.

The Case Against Economic Competition in an Increasing World of High Tech

M. Joseph Sirgy reviews No Contest by Alfie Kohn.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The 1997 ISQOLS Conference
Social Indicators and Social Reporting at the 1998 World Congress of Sociology
New SINET World Wide Web Homepage
GSS Student Paper Competition

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