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Wellbeing economics : the capabilities approach to prosperity / Paul Dalziel, Caroline Saunders, Joe Saunders.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dalziel, Paul, author.
- Saunders, Caroline, author.
- Saunders, Joe, author.
- Series:
- Wellbeing in politics and policy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Well-being--Economic aspects.
- Well-being.
- Economics.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
- Summary:
- Economics have long sought to maximize 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.
- Contents:
- 1: From Economic Growth to Wellbeing Economics
- 2: Persons and Human Capital
- 3: Households, Families and Cultural Capital
- 4: Civil Society and Social Capital
- 5: Market Participation and Economic Capital
- 6: Local Government and Natural Capital
- 7: The Nation State and Knowledge Capital
- 8: The Global Community and Diplomatic Capital
- 9: The Wellbeing Economics Policy Framework.
- Notes:
- "Palgrave pivot"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 3319931938
- 9783319931937
- OCLC:
- 1035291073
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