Understanding Quality of Life in Brunei Darussalam
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22109996 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Blessing Gweshengwe (0000-0002-8837-2874, Great Zimbabwe University, corresponding author), Noor Hasharina Hassan (0000-0002-5104-9897, Universiti Brunei Darussalam), Hairuni Mohamed Ali Maricar (Universiti Brunei Darussalam) |
| Editors | Xuejun Duan (0000-0002-2832-9487, Chinese Academy of Sciences) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cogent Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2331-1886 • E-ISSN: 2331-1886 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23311886.2020.1838705 |
| OpenAlex | W3097747087 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 42 |
Brunei Darussalam (hereafter Brunei) aspires to be one of the countries in the world with the highest Quality of Life by 2035. However, there is a dearth of studies on the meaning of Quality of Life and characteristics of a high Quality of Life in Brunei. This study examined the conceptualisation of Quality of Life by the Government of Brunei and descriptions of a high Quality of Life within the country. It also analysed the constructs that inform such a conceptualisation and such descriptions. Lastly, the study assessed the conceptualisation of Quality of Life in Brunei using the principles for conceptualising Quality of Life. It employed a mixed methods approach and drew data from government policy documents and interviews with 208 purposively selected households. The study found that the government construes Quality of Life, through the capability lens, as having a population that is well-educated, highly skilled and healthy, among other elements; lives harmoniously and peacefully; and engages effectively in economic and social activities. Descriptions of a high Quality of Life in Brunei, expressed through the basic needs and capability lenses, include “fulfilled basic needs”, “being financially secure”, ‘being well-educated”, “having a well-paying and permanent job”, “living comfortably” and “being healthy”. These descriptions are, by and large, similar in urban and rural areas. Moreover, the descriptions are similar to those held in other Southeast Asian countries. The conceptualisation of Quality of Life in Brunei is sound in that it satisfies Quality of Life conceptualisation principles
Economic growth · Economics · Population · Sociology · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology
What is Social Capital?
Quality of Life
Research Methods for Sports Studies
Development as Capability Expansion
Critique on the conceptualisation of quality of life
Moving from the quality of life concept to a theory
Human Development Report 1990
Well-Being, Agency and Freedom
Creating Capabilities
Defining the characteristics of poverty and their implications for poverty analysis
Development as Freedom
Why the Capability Approach
Human Development Report 2019
Naturalistic inquiry and the saturation concept
Capabilities as Fundamental Entitlements
Understanding needs and Ascribed Quality of life – through maternal factors – infant mortality dialectic
Urban–Rural Differences in Quality of Life across the European Union
Poverty as Capability Deprivation
The Capability Approach
Indicators of Quality of Life
Perceptions of the Language and Meaning of Poverty in Brunei Darussalam
Social Capital
The Capability Approach
Fuzzy Multidimensional Indicators of Quality of Life
The Motivation to Volunteer
Avowed Happiness in Confucian Asia
Multidimensional Quality of Life
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |