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Well-being for public policy

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Group Author: Diener Ed.
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford New York
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Series in positive psychology.
Subjects:
Well-being > Evaluation.
Economic indicators.
Social indicators.
Political planning > Evaluation.
Wohlbefinden
Lebensqualität
Gesundheitsförderung
Politische Planung
Sozialer Indikator
Evaluation.
Quality of life > Evaluation.
Carrier Form: viii, 245 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780195334074 (alk. paper)
0195334078 (alk. paper)
Index Number: D569
CLC: D569
Call Number: D569/W447
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-235) and index.
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.

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