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The authors explain why subjective indicators of well-being are needed, showing how these can offer useful input and giving examples of policy uses of well-being measures. They also describe the validity of the subjective well-being measures as well as potential problems, then delve into objections...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Diener, Ed
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Series:Series in positive psychology.
Subjects:
Quality of life > Evaluation.
Well-being > Evaluation.
Economic indicators.
Social indicators.
Political planning > Evaluation.
Qualité de la vie > Évaluation.
Bien-être > Évaluation.
Indicateurs économiques.
Indicateurs sociaux.
Politique publique > Évaluation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Economic indicators
Political planning > Evaluation
Quality of life > Evaluation
Social indicators
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Section I: Measuring well-being for public policy
  • Using well-being to inform public policy
  • Defining well-being
  • Section II: How well-being adds information
  • Limitations of economic and social indicators
  • Contributions of well-being measures
  • The well-being measures are valid
  • Issues regarding the use of well-being measures for policy
  • The desirability of well-being as a guide for policy
  • Section III: Examples of policy uses of well-being measures
  • Health and well-being: policy examples
  • The environment and well-being : policy examples
  • Work, the economy, and well-being : policy examples
  • The social context of well-being : policy examples
  • Section IV: Implementing the measures
  • Existing surveys
  • Conclusions.