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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299638203321

Autore

Dalziel Paul

Titolo

Wellbeing Economics : The Capabilities Approach to Prosperity / / by Paul Dalziel, Caroline Saunders, Joe Saunders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2018

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

9783319931944

3319931946

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 196 p. 23 illus.)

Collana

Wellbeing in Politics and Policy, , 2629-2408

Classificazione

BUS068000BUS069030POL024000POL028000

Disciplina

302.1

Soggetti

Social choice

Welfare economics

Political planning

Political science

Economic policy

Economic development

Social Choice and Welfare

Public Policy

Governance and Government

Economic Policy

Economic Growth

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: From Economic Growth to Wellbeing Economics -- Chapter 2: Persons and Human Capital -- Chapter 3: Households, Families and Cultural Capital -- Chapter 4: Civil Society and Social Capital -- Chapter 5: Market Participation and Economic Capital -- Chapter 6: Local Government and Natural Capital -- Chapter 7: The Nation State and Knowledge Capital -- Chapter 8: The Global Community and Diplomatic Capital -- Chapter 9: The Wellbeing Economics Policy Framework.

Sommario/riassunto

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. Paul Dalziel is Professor of Economics and Deputy Director of the Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit at Lincoln University, New Zealand. Caroline Saunders is Professor of Trade and Environmental Economics and Director of the Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit at Lincoln University, New Zealand. Joe Saunders is Assistant Professor in Post-Kantian Philosophy at the University of Durham, UK.