The Illusion of Well-Being

Economic Policymaking Based on Respect and Responsiveness
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ISBN-13:
9781137364654
Veröffentl:
2014
Erscheinungsdatum:
04.09.2014
Seiten:
206
Autor:
Mark D White
Gewicht:
404 g
Format:
216x140x14 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The use of measures of economic output to guide policymaking has been criticized for decades because of their weak ties to human well-being. Recently, many scholars and politicians have called for measures of happiness or subjective well-being to be used to guide policy in people's true interests.In The Illusion of Well-Being, Mark D. White explains why using happiness as a tool for policymaking is misguided and unethical. Happiness is too vague a term to define, and too general a concept, to measure in a way that captures people's true feelings. He extends this critique to well-being in general and concludes that no measure of well-being can do justice to people's true interests, which are complex, multifaceted, and subjective.White suggests instead that policymaking be conducted according to respect and responsiveness, promoting the true interests of citizens while addressing their real needs, and devoting government resources to where they can do the most good.
This book explains that using happiness as a tool for policymaking is misguided and unethical due to its broad and undefinable nature

1. Happiness
. . . in which we try to stop a bad idea before it grabs hold
The Case for Happiness
The Problems with Happiness
Much Ado about Happiness

2. Well-Being
. . . in which we cast a wider net and catch a much larger fish
What Is Well-Being?
Preferences
Making Preferences 'Better'
From Preferences to Welfare
Much Ado about Preferences Too

3. Interests
. . . in which we clarify what's really important
Interests: What Matters to Us
Value Substitution
What About Care?

4. Respect
. . . in which we explain how things ought to be done
On Measurement, Maximization, and Rules
Process versus Outcomes
Policymaking Based on Respect and Responsiveness
What If Someone Gets Hurt?
What Should the Government Do, Then? 

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