Relation between Globe Latitude and the Quality of Life: Insights for Public Policy Management

Adam Pawliczek, Joanna Kurowska-Pysz and Richard Smilnak
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Adam Pawliczek: Moravian Business College Olomouc, Prague University of Economics and Business, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Joanna Kurowska-Pysz: The Research Institute on Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation, WSB University, 41-300 Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
Richard Smilnak: Moravian Business College Olomouc, Prague University of Economics and Business, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-22

Abstract: Life quality and its determinants represent a topic which is essential to all civilizations, past and present. This paper employs common methods for inspecting factors of correlation with the aim of assessing the influence of geographical location on life quality and happiness. After setting a stable theoretical cornerstone, the article works with the measures reported by the Human Development Index (HDI) and the World Happiness Score (WHS). The work finds and proves ties between the globe latitude of one’s dwelling and their reported life quality measures, with the main conclusion being that the quality of life measured by the HDI and WHS is spread around the globe asymmetrically regarding latitude. Following the results of the research, possible reasons such as enhanced strategic thinking and an emphasis on sounder plans for living embedded in public policy are discussed. Recommendations point toward the possibility of the global north issuing aid to the global south, not in the form of financial capital, but in the form of a knowledge transfer through technology-enabled learning as a means for uplifting global well-being.

Keywords: region; life quality; human development index; world happiness score; latitude; geographic location; technology-enabled learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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