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The ‘Wicked Problem’ of Wellbeing: Theorising the Prospects for Policy Change

In: Advances in Happiness Research

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  • Ian Bache

    (University of Sheffield)

  • Louise Reardon

    (University of Leeds)

Abstract

In the past decade there has been an increasing focus at both national and international levels on the extent to which governments can improve the wellbeing of citizens. At the core of these developments has been concern with GDP as the dominant indicator of societal progress, leading to a plethora of initiatives that have sought alternative or complementary measures of progress. A pivotal moment in developments was the report of the influential ‘Stiglitz Commission’ (CMEPSP 2009), which argued for the use of subjective wellbeing (SWB) indicators alongside more widely used objective indicators of progress, such as employment rates and life expectancy. This feature of developments has proved highly controversial and the issues it raises are central to our discussion here.

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  • Ian Bache & Louise Reardon, 2016. "The ‘Wicked Problem’ of Wellbeing: Theorising the Prospects for Policy Change," Creative Economy, in: Toshiaki Tachibanaki (ed.), Advances in Happiness Research, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 23-38, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:crechp:978-4-431-55753-1_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-55753-1_3
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