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.