Section I: Tests of theories of subjective well-being -- Two versions of the American Dream: which goals and values make for a high quality of life? -- Stability in components and predictors of subjective well-being (SWB): implications for SWB structure -- An integrative explanation for quality of life: development and test of a structural model -- Sense of well-being and perceived quality of life in Calcutta -- Section II: Subjective well-being and work: income, employment and job satisfaction -- The relationship between income, changes in income and life-satisfaction in West Germany and the Russian Federation: absolute, relative, or a combination of both? -- Job satisfaction, wages, and allocation of men and women -- The job/life satisfaction relationship among professional accountants: psychological determinants and demographic differences -- Social participation and subjective well-being of long-term unemployed: why is paid work so hard to substitute for? -- Home-based employment and quality of life: a time-use analysis -- Section III: Societal institutions of quality of life: health care assessment and political representation -- Improving mental and physical health care through quality of life therapy and assessment -- Democratic governance: the need for equal representation of women.