Why not focus directly on increasing measured human happiness? Why not try to improve people’s overall quality of life, as it is subjectively seen by citizens themselves?
Contents:
Introduction: Making Wellbeing Policies Effective
Timothy Besley & Irene Bucelli
Wellbeing as the Goal of Policy
Richard Layard
Accounting for Consequences and Claims in Policy
Paul Dolan
Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Public Policy: On the Dangers of Single Metric Accounting
Johanna Thoma
Wellbeing in Public Policy: Contributions Based on Sen’s Capability Approach
Paul Anand
Incorporating Wellbeing and Mental Health Research to Improve Pandemic Response
Michael Daly & Liam Delaney
COVID-19 and Mental Health and Wellbeing Research: Informing Targeted, Integrated, and Long-Term Responses to Health Emergencies
Annette Bauer
Health, Wellbeing, and Democratic Citizenship: A Review and Research Agenda
Christopher J. Anderson et al.
Health and Disability Gaps in Political Engagement: A Short Review
Mikko Mattila
