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Subjective Well-Being of the Residents in Contemporary China

In: Handbook of Chinese Management

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  • Jianwen Wei

    (Beijing Normal University)

  • Yang Han

    (Beijing Longmahui Capital Investment Company)

  • Yandong Zhao

    (School of Sociology and Population Studies, Renmin University of China)

Abstract

China has experienced rapid economic development since 1978, whereas the subjective well-being of the Chinese residents has been stable but not high. A large body of research has explored the factors affecting subjective well-being in China to solve the puzzle. These studies mainly focused on two kinds of factors: one is individual characters; the other is the macroeconomic and structural factors. Several theoretical expiations are discussed in the literature, such as Easterlin Paradox, post-materialism proposition, judgment model of well-being, “winner’s curse” and the like. Besides, the measurement of subjective well-being has been discussed in the past and formed common and simplified operationalizations in recent empirical research. These studies help to better understand subjective well-being in contemporary China and is beneficial to form a balanced and more equal social structure with a sustainable economic development, which is of great essence for a better China with a much higher well-being.

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  • Jianwen Wei & Yang Han & Yandong Zhao, 2023. "Subjective Well-Being of the Residents in Contemporary China," Springer Books, in: Check-Teck Foo (ed.), Handbook of Chinese Management, chapter 37, pages 471-482, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-10-2459-7_39
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-2459-7_39
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