Wellbeing in Politics and Policy – serie
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Wellbeing and Devolution
Reframing the Role of Government in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Inbunden, 2018
552 kr
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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 …
Wellbeing Economics
The Capabilities Approach to Prosperity
Av Paul Dalziel, Caroline Saunders m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
314 kr
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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 …
Politics of Wellbeing
Theory, Policy and Practice
Av Ian Bache, Karen Scott
Häftad, 2018
1321 kr
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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 …
Evidence, Policy and Wellbeing
Av Ian Bache
Inbunden, 2019
552 kr
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This book analyses the role of evidence in taking wellbeing from an issue that has government attention to one that leads to significant policy change. In doing so, it draws on contributions from political science, policy theory and literature specifically on the evidence and policy relationship. …
Universal Declaration of Human Well-being
Av Annie Austin
Inbunden, 2019
607 kr
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"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 …
From GDP to Sustainable Wellbeing
Changing Statistics or Changing Lives?
Inbunden, 2020
609 kr
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This book is about the function and use of official statistics. It welcomes the aspiration for official statistics to be an indispensable element in the information system of a democratic society, serving the government, the economy and the public with data about the economic, demographic, social …
Evaluating Economic Success
Happiness, Health, and Basic Human Needs
Inbunden, 2024
571 kr
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This open access book argues that a new policy approach is required in order to tackle the numerous problems the world is currently facing. The priority should be on achieving better outcomes for people, especially those facing deprivation or precariousness, by meeting their basic needs. In order …
Evaluating Economic Success
Happiness, Health, and Basic Human Needs
Häftad, 2025
458 kr
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This open access book argues that a new policy approach is required in order to tackle the numerous problems the world is currently facing. The priority should be on achieving better outcomes for people, especially those facing deprivation or precariousness, by meeting their basic needs. In order …
Liberal Welfarism as an Approach to Governance
Enhancing Wellbeing and Freedom
Inbunden, 2025
1319 kr
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This book examines whether it is possible for governments to improve the wellbeing of its citizens, whilst simultaneously enhancing individual liberty. It is traditionally argued that these two policy goals are incompatible. Any attempts to improve welfare result in greater government …
Politics of Wellbeing
Theory, Policy and Practice
Av Ian Bache, Karen Scott
Inbunden, 2018
1861 kr
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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 …
Wellbeing Economics
The Capabilities Approach to Prosperity
Av Paul Dalziel, Caroline Saunders m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
314 kr
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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 …
Why Capitalists Need Communists
The Politics of Flourishing
Häftad, 2019
238 kr
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Britain faces huge challenges: inequality, public services under constant pressure, climate change - and in the long term, the impacts of automation and artificial intelligence. At the same time, the political and economic elite seem to have reached an impasse: there is a sense that things can only …
