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9780195334074

Well-Being for Public Policy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195334074

  • ISBN10:

    0195334078

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-04-17
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Summary

In this volume, the authors explain the reasons why subjective indicators of well-being are needed. They describe how these indicators can offer useful input and provide examples of policy uses of well-being measures. They describe the validity of the subjective well-being measures as well as potential problems. The authors then delve into objections to the use of subjective well-being indicators for policy purposes and discuss why these objections are not warranted. Finally, they describe the measures that are currently in use and the types of measures that are most likely to be valuable in the policy domain. The volume will be of interest to researchers in psychology and economics.

Table of Contents

Measuring Well-Being for Public Policy
Using Well-Being to Inform Public Policyp. 3
Defining Well-Beingp. 8
How Well-Being Adds Information
Limitations of Economic and Social Indicatorsp. 23
Contributions of Well-Being Measuresp. 46
The Well-Being Measures Are Validp. 67
Issues Regarding the Use of Well-Being Measures for Policyp. 95
The Desirability of Well-Being as a Guide for Policyp. 119
Examples of Policy Uses of Well-Being Measures
Health and Well-Being: Policy Examplesp. 133
The Environment and Well-Being: Policy Examplesp. 147
Work, the Economy, and Well-Being: Policy Examplesp. 160
The Social Context of Well-Being: Policy Examplesp. 175
Implementing the Measures
Existing Surveysp. 187
Conclusionsp. 208
Referencesp. 216
Indexp. 236
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