TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dalziel, Paul
AU  - Saunders, Caroline
AU  - Saunders, Joe
AB  - Economists have long sought to maximise 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. This open access book addresses that challenge. It sets out a wellbeing economics framework that directly addresses fundamental issues affecting wellbeing outcomes. Drawing inspiration from the capabilities approach of Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen, the book demonstrates how persons can enhance prosperity through their own actions and through collaboration with others. The book examines national public policy, but its analysis also focuses on choices made by individuals, households, families, civil society, local government and the global community. It therefore offers important insights for anyone concerned with improving personal wellbeing and community prosperity.
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-319-93194-4
ID  - OAPEN ID: 1007136
ID  - OAPEN ID: http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/23025
KW  - Economics
KW  - Management science
KW  - Welfare economics
KW  - Public policy
KW  - Political science
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Economic growth
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/23025/1/1007136.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/38374
PB  - Springer Nature
PP  - Cham
PY  - 2018
TI  - Wellbeing Economics : The Capabilities Approach to Prosperity
ER  - 
