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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464845603321

Autore

Dalziel Paul

Titolo

Wellbeing economics : future directions for New Zealand / / Paul Dalziel, Caroline Saunders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books Limited, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-927277-01-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (82 p.)

Disciplina

306.3

Soggetti

Economics - Sociological aspects

Health behavior - Economic aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1  Wellbeing Economics; Wellbeing Economics; The Capabilities Approach of Amartya Sen; Time-Use Choices and Market Production; Value-Added Activities and the Structure of the Book; 2  Leading Lives We Have Reason to Value; The Time Use Survey; Housing and Wellbeing; Childcare and Wellbeing; Cultural Capital; 3  Living Well in Communities; Community Organisations and Wellbeing; Social Capital and Wellbeing; Local Government and Wellbeing; Natural Capital and Wellbeing; Co-production of Local Government Services; 4  Value through Enterprise and Skills

Market Production and Wellbeing Physical Capital and Wellbeing; Market Employment and Wellbeing; Labour Market Skills and Wellbeing; Human Capital and Wellbeing; 5  Public Service to Expand Capabilities; Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Wellbeing; Taxation and Wellbeing; Market Regulation and Wellbeing; Equity and Wellbeing; Infrastructure and Wellbeing; The Public Service and Wellbeing; 6  Future Directions for New Zealand; A Wellbeing Example; Value-Added Activities; Skills and Education; The Living Standards Framework and Better Public Services; From Welfare State to Wellbeing State

Notes and Further Reading Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Introducing BWB Texts; About the Authors



Sommario/riassunto

Seventy-five years after Labour's social security reforms of the 1930's, it is time for a major shift in how New Zealand regards the wellbeing of its people.