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The Politics of Wellbeing

Author : Ian Bache
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319583948
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Wellbeing written by Ian Bache and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-07-04 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first collection in the field of wellbeing studies that places politics centre stage. Through a combination of intellectual inquiry, empirically-grounded research, and investigation across different settings, this book aims to provide fresh insights and develop new lenses through which to understand the rise and significance of the wellbeing agenda. Divided into three parts, it considers how to define wellbeing for public policy; the prospects for wellbeing as a force for political change; and the link between policy agendas and the everyday lives of people. The book explores the key political issues of power, democracy, and the legitimacy of wellbeing evidence in a range of settings – international, national and subnational/substate. The volume will appeal to wellbeing and politics scholars, as well as students and general readers with an interest in these new political agendas.

The Politics and Policy of Wellbeing

Author : Ian Bache
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783479337
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book The Politics and Policy of Wellbeing written by Ian Bache and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Government interest in wellbeing as an explicit goal of public policy has increased significantly in recent years, leading to new developments in measuring wellbeing and initiatives aimed specifically at enhancing wellbeing. This book provides the first theoretically informed account of the rise and significance of this agenda, drawing on the multiple streams approach, to consider whether wellbeing can be described as ‘an idea whose time has come’. It reflects on developments across the globe and provides a detailed comparative analysis of two political arenas: the UK and the EU.

Wellbeing and Devolution

Author : Jennifer Wallace
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030022307
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Wellbeing and Devolution written by Jennifer Wallace and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-05 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been over twenty years since the people of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland voted for devolution. Over that time, the devolved legislatures have established themselves and matured their approach to governance. At different times and for different reasons, each has put wellbeing at the heart of their approach – codifying their values and goals within wellbeing frameworks. This open access book explores, for the first time, why each set their goal as improving wellbeing and how they balance the core elements of societal wellbeing (economic, social and environmental outcomes). Do the frameworks represent a genuine attempt to think differently about how devolved government can plan and organise public services? And if so, what early indications are there of the impact is this having on people’s lives?

The Politics of Happiness

Author : Derek Bok
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069115256X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Happiness written by Derek Bok and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the principal findings of happiness researchers, assesses the strengths and weaknesses of such research, and looks at how governments could use results when formulating policies to improve the lives of citizens.

Ecology, Policy and Politics

Author : John O'Neill
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134907036
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Ecology, Policy and Politics written by John O'Neill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revealing flaws in both "green" and market-based approaches to environmental policy, O'Neill develops an Aristotelian account of well-being. He examines the implications for wider issues involving markets, civil society and politics in modern society.

Youth Migration and the Politics of Wellbeing

Author : Chase, Elaine
Publisher : Bristol University Press
ISBN 13 : 1529209021
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (292 download)

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Download or read book Youth Migration and the Politics of Wellbeing written by Chase, Elaine and published by Bristol University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-18 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the factors affecting the health and wellbeing of young people as they transition to adulthood under the shadow of migration control. Drawing on unique longitudinal data, it illuminates how they conceptualize wellbeing for themselves and others in contexts of prolonged and politically induced uncertainty. The authors offer an in-depth analysis of the experiences of over one hundred unaccompanied young migrants, primarily from Afghanistan, Albania and Eritrea. They show the lengths these young people will go to in pursuit of safety, security and the futures they aspire to. Interdisciplinary in nature, the book champions a new political economy analysis of wellbeing in the context of migration and demonstrates the urgent need for policy reform.

Wellbeing Economics

Author : Paul Dalziel
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319931946
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Wellbeing Economics written by Paul Dalziel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economists have long sought to maximise economic growth, believing this to be their best contribution to improving human welfare. That approach is not sustainable in the face of ongoing issues such as global climate change, environmental damage, rising inequality and enduring poverty. Alternatives must be found. This open access book addresses that challenge. It sets out a wellbeing economics framework that directly addresses fundamental issues affecting wellbeing outcomes. Drawing inspiration from the capabilities approach of Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen, the book demonstrates how persons can enhance prosperity through their own actions and through collaboration with others. The book examines national public policy, but its analysis also focuses on choices made by individuals, households, families, civil society, local government and the global community. It therefore offers important insights for anyone concerned with improving personal wellbeing and community prosperity.

A Universal Declaration of Human Well-being

Author : Annie Austin
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030271072
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book A Universal Declaration of Human Well-being written by Annie Austin and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book makes a vital contribution to the current literature on human well-being. Through a condensed but incisive analysis of a wide range of sources, from ancient philosophy to the political constitutions of modern nation states, Annie Austin builds a strong case for a universal core of human well-being. Her identification of the vital importance of an "infrastructure of sociality" should be noted by academicians, politicians and policy-makers who are seeking to use well-being as a means of rethinking how we are to meet the challenges of the 21st century." —Allister McGregor, University of Sheffield, UK This book examines the differing policy implications of the different conceptions of wellbeing across the world. There is an ongoing debate, in both philosophical and policy circles, about the legitimacy of universal frameworks of wellbeing. Who should decide what it means to live a good life? Is it possible to arrive at a shared definition, or is there simply too much individual and cultural diversity in conceptions of the good life? By devising an ‘overlapping consensus’ on wellbeing, the book represents a starting point for political negotiation and public deliberation about the kinds of societies we (as collectivities) wish to create, and the kinds of lives we (as individuals embedded in those societies) want to live. The book provides philosophically-informed public policy insight, making it a valuable contribution to interdisciplinary wellbeing scholarship.

Social Policy

Author : Hartley Dean
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 0745651771
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Social Policy written by Hartley Dean and published by Polity. This book was released on 2012-05-21 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a short and lively introduction for all students new to social policy, this text analyses how healthcare and education, jobs and money and even physical and emotional security are mediated through social policy.

Politics, Women and Well-Being

Author : Robin Jeffrey
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349122521
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book Politics, Women and Well-Being written by Robin Jeffrey and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1990, Kerala on the southwestern coast has India's lowest infant mortality, longest life expectancy and highest female literacy. India's 'problem state' of the 1950s has become 'the Kerala model'. The collapse of a matrilineal social structure and a rigid caste system contributed to widespread politicization. Women retained a circumscribed but influential position in social life. The result is an instructive analysis for students of politics, development policy and women's issues.

Understanding Well-being Data

Author : Susan Oman
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030729370
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Well-being Data written by Susan Oman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Following the data' is a now-familiar phrase in Covid-19 policy communications. Well-being data are pivotal in decisions that affect our life chances, livelihoods and quality of life. They are increasingly valuable to companies with their eyes on profit, organisations looking to make a social impact, and governments focussed on societal problems. This book follows well-being data back centuries, showing they have long been used to track the health and wealth of society. It questions assumptions that have underpinned over 200 years of social science, statistical and policy work. Understanding Well-being Data is a readable, introductory book with real-life examples. Understanding the contexts of data and decision-making are critical for policy, practice and research that aims to do good, or at least avoid harm. Through its comprehensive survey and critical lens, this book provides tools to promote better understanding of the power and potential of well-being data for society, and the limits of their application.

Wellbeing, Justice and Development Ethics

Author : Severine Deneulin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317962680
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Wellbeing, Justice and Development Ethics written by Severine Deneulin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of the meaning of progress and development is back on the political agenda. How to frame this discontent and search for new alternatives when either Marxism or liberalism no longer provides a satisfactory framework? This book introduces in an accessible way the capability approach, first articulated by Amartya Sen in the early 1980s. Written for an international audience, but rooted in the Latin American reality - a region with a history of movements for social justice - the book argues that the capability approach provides to date, the most encompassing and compelling ethical framework with which to construct action for improving people’s wellbeing and reducing injustices in the world. This book outlines in a clear and concrete way what the capability approach is and its significance for the social sciences and policy. It describes the distinctiveness of the approach as an ethical framework for action and aims to stimulate critical reflection on current economic and social practices as well as providing a language with which to modify them within human wellbeing concerns. Comprehensive, practical and nuanced in its treatment of the capability approach, this highly original volume gives students, researchers and professionals in the field of development an innovative framing of the capability approach as a 'language' for action and provides specific examples of how it has made a difference.

Death and Social Policy in Challenging Times

Author : Kate Woodthorpe
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781137484895
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Death and Social Policy in Challenging Times written by Kate Woodthorpe and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of death has the capacity to bring together a range of policy areas. Yet death is often overlooked within policy debates in the UK and beyond, and within gerontology. Bringing together a range of scholars engaged in policy associated with death, this collection provides a holistic account of how death factors in social policy. Within this, issues covered include inheritance, palliative care, euthanasia, funeral costs, bereavement support, marginalised deaths and disposal practices. At the heart of the book, the volume recognises that the issues identified are likely to intensify and expand over the next twenty years, as death rates continue to rise.

Politics of Empowerment

Author : David Pettinicchio
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781503609761
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Politics of Empowerment written by David Pettinicchio and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politics of Empowerment explores why seemingly firmly entrenched policies, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, succumb to opposing forces that seek to undermine them and considers how political entrepreneurship, grassroots activism, and protest relate to one another in mobilizing against these threats.

The Politics of Well-Being

Author : Anthony M. Clohesy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317196759
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Well-Being written by Anthony M. Clohesy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-11 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Politics of Well-Being argues that the relationship between well-being and ethical life has been overlooked. The more specific argument of the book is that ethical life requires political engagement, and the emergence of a society committed to critical thinking. It is argued that these conditions allow for our ordination and confirmation as ethical subjects. While well-being can be experienced in different ways, it is claimed that, after experience of ethical life, a more sustainable form of it is revealed to us, a form which we would be drawn to preserve, a form which can be constituted as an object of hope. While the book draws on philosophical themes, its main focus is political. This is because its primary objective is to identify and to examine what needs to be done in order to realise ethical life. Its main focus in this respect is the identification and examination of the barriers which need to be overcome if ethical life is to be realised. It is acknowledged that this will not be an easy task. Indeed, it may be an impossible task. However, despite these barriers, and despite the dark days we are living through, the book is a call to hope rather than a surrender to despair. This book will be of interest to students of politics, psychology, cultural studies, philosophy, and sociology, as well as anyone else interested in exploring new ideas about how the make the world a better place.

Wellbeing

Author : Richard Layard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009298925
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Wellbeing written by Richard Layard and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-02 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important new book that uses quantitative evidence to analyse the causes of subjective wellbeing.

Perspectives on Wellbeing

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004394176
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Wellbeing written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of wellbeing is not new. Over two millennia ago, the Ancient Greeks were already debating different conceptions of the good life, and how it may be fostered, albeit a debate for the privileged in ancient Greek society. More recently, the post-WWII concern with economic scarcity gave way – as prosperity rose in the later 20th century – to values such as personal growth and social inclusion. In parallel, research has increasingly turned its focus to wellbeing, going beyond traditional measures of income, wealth and employment. Greater attention is now paid to the subjective experience of wellbeing which, it is broadly agreed, has many dimensions such as life satisfaction, optimal functioning and a good quality of life. Perspectives on Wellbeing: A Reader brings together a number of chapters that examine wellbeing from different disciplinary perspectives. A number of the chapters take the angle of human flourishing, looking at the respective contributions of belonging, emotional resilience, spirituality, prosocial behaviour, literacy and leisure. Others look at wellbeing through a social relations lens, including family relations, youth, persons with disability and gender. Finally, a chapter on wellbeing and economics illustrates different approaches to measuring wellbeing and identifying its determinants. The book concludes with a chapter that argues for the enduring importance of the welfare state if the wellbeing of all is to be ensured. This book is likely to be of interest to both undergraduate and postgraduate students in the social sciences as well as to a general readership. Contributors are: Angela Abela, Andrew Azzopardi, Paul Bartolo, Marie Briguglio, Amy Camilleri Zahra, Joanne Cassar, Marilyn Clark, Ruth Falzon, Vickie Gauci, Ingrid Grech Lanfranco, Natalie Kenely, Mary Anne Lauri, Marceline Naudi, Claudia Psaila, Clarissa Sammut Scerri, Sandra Scicluna Calleja, Barbara Stelmaszek, Sue Vella, and Val Williams.