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Towards Sustainable Well-Being
Moving Beyond GDP in Canada and the World
Anders Hayden (Edited by), Céofride Gaudet (Edited by), Jeffrey Wilson (Edited by)
9781487507848
Hardback, published 3 October 2022
358 pages, 3 b&w illustrations, 9 b&w tables, 12 b&w figures
23.5 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm, 0.6 kg
Towards Sustainable Well-Being examines existing efforts and emerging possibilities to improve upon gross domestic product as the dominant indicator of economic and social performance. Contributions from leading international and Canadian researchers in the field of beyond-GDP measurement offer a rich range of perspectives on alternative ways to measure well-being and sustainability, along with lessons from around the world on how to bring those metrics into the policy process. Key topics include the policy and political impacts of major beyond-GDP measurement initiatives; the most promising possibilities and policy applications for beyond-GDP measurement; key barriers to introducing beyond-GDP metrics; and complementary measures to ensure new measurements are not merely calculated but taken into account in policymaking. The book highlights a distinction between a reformist beyond-GDP vision, which seeks to improve policymaking and quality of life within existing political and economic institutions, and a transformative vision aiming for more fundamental change including a move beyond economic growth. Illustrating the many advances that have occurred in Canada and internationally, Towards Sustainable Well-Being proposes next steps for both the reformist and transformative visions, as well as possible common ground between them in the pursuit of sustainable well-being.
Preface Abbreviations Introduction Part One: Background and Visions 1. The Long Road Beyond GDP: Have We Finally Reached a Time for Breakthroughs? 2. Ten Years After: From SSF to HLEG, An Agenda for Well-Being Measurement in the Next Decade 3. Measures for a New Economy: Shifting Power via Public Participation Part Two: International Experiences and Perspectives 4. Beyond GDP, Beyond Numbers: Bhutan’s Journey Towards Gross National Happiness 5. Wellbeing in British Politics and Policy 6. Integrating Well-Being Indicators in Budgetary Procedures: Four Shades of Sincerity 7. Beyond "Beyond GDP" in the EU: What’s Next? 8. Contributions of the Genuine Progress Indicator to Measuring and Promoting Welfare 9. Measuring What Matters: Policy Applications in New Zealand Part Three: Canadian Experiences and Perspectives 10. Beyond Dollars and Cents: The Canadian Index of Wellbeing and Nova Scotia Quality of Life Initiative 11. Building an Epidemiology of Happiness 12. Wellbeing, Sustainability, and Progress: A Framework for Public and Policy Discourse and For Quantitative Decision-Making Using the Life Satisfaction Approach 13. Measuring Comprehensive Wealth in Canada 14. Time for a Reality Check: Lessons from Bhutan, Canada and New Zealand Conclusion Contributors
Anders Hayden, Céofride Gaudet, and Jeffrey Wilson
Anders Hayden and Jeffrey Wilson
Martine Durand and Marco Mira d’Ercole
Katherine Trebeck and Julia Rodgers
Julia C. Kim and Amy MacKenzie
Ian Bache
Éloi Laurent
Brent Bleys and Géraldine Thiry
Günseli Berik
Tim Ng
Clay Dasilva and Anders Hayden
John F. Helliwell, David Gyarmati, Craig Joyce, and Heather Orpana
Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh
Rob Smith, Kieran McDougal, and Livia Bizikova
Ronald Colman
Anders Hayden, Céofride Gaudet, and Jeffrey Wilson
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