The quality of life of the population of Kazakhstan: problems and solutions

In the middle of the 20th century, "quality of life" was used in economic literature. It was during this period that active scientific research of this concept began. At the initial stage, the analyzed concept was associated with public health, environmental protection, and urban development.

For the first time, the phrase "quality of life" was used by the Nobel Prize-winning Economist J. Galbraith in his famous monograph "The Society of Abundance" (1958). In the socio-economic literature, this category became frequently used after 1963, when it was pronounced by US President John F. Kennedy in the "State of the Nation Report."

The main purpose of the article is to analyze the quality of life of the population of Kazakhstan as an integral indicator, which consists of several indicators and is also largely determined by the economic and social policy of the state. Taking into account the multidimensional nature of the quality of life of the population, the economic and social policy of the state to improve the quality of life of the population of Kazakhstan should be long-term, multilateral, and aimed at increasing per capita income. The scientific significance of the work lies in the analysis of the quality of life of the population of Kazakhstan, and its practical significance lies in specific proposals to improve the welfare of the people.

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