Alternative Indexes and Indicators of Development in Reflection of the Quality of Life and Sustainability

This thesis deals with the most often used alternative indexes and indicators of development at the global and the national levels in relation to public policies engaged in quality of life and sustainable development. These indices are designed as alternatives to, for example, most often used GDP because gross domestic product is only an economic indicator and it is often criticized for its lack of complexity regarding the purposes for which it is used. Firstly, for the needs of further analysis, there is a description of quality of life and sustainable development concepts, followed by an introduction of my own typology created for the purpose of the classification of alternative indexes into groups with respect to what extent indexes reflect sustainable development and quality of life. This thesis contains a brief description of the 15 most commonly used alternative indexes of development, after this follows my own analysis of those chosen indexes by using own typology. At the end of this thesis it is evaluated which one out of the analyzed indices is the most suitable one for use when drawing up strategies for dealing with sustainable development and quality of life at the global level or at the national level, when there is a desire to evaluate how these global strategies are applied in a specific..