Happiness and capability: Introduction to the symposium

Hoorn, André van; Mabsout, Ramzi; Sent, Esther‐Mirjam

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“…In recent years, however, there has been a proliferation of studies on the measurement and determinants of happiness or subjective well-being (often used interchangeably in the literature). A common conclusion from this literature is that individual subjective assessments of happiness or life satisfaction are meaningful and valid indicators of wellbeing, and they provide a more inclusive and holistic picture of welfare than traditional objective measures, such as income or consumption (Frey and Stutzer 2002;Kahneman and Krueger 2006;Angner 2010;Stutzer and Frey 2010;van Hoorn et al 2010). Studies have also shown that subjective well-being measures are highly correlated in mostly predictable ways with a variety of demographic, economic and societal-level characteristics, and that these relationships often have important implications for public policy (the review article by Stutzer and Frey 2010 provides a useful summary).…”

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Relative Standing and Subjective Well-Being in South Africa: The Role of Perceptions, Expectations and Income Mobility

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Casale

2010

Soc Indic Res

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Relative Standing and Subjective Well-Being in South Africa: The Role of Perceptions, Expectations and Income Mobility

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Casale

2010

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“…This question has come to the fore in recent years and scholars in both fields seem interested in bridging the gap between both approaches (see the introductions to two special issues and the respective special issues, i.e. van Hoorn et al, 2010;Comim, 2005). Capability scholars often include insights from subjective well-being research into their approach, e.g.…”

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“…As the capability approach offers an open framework for analysis, it seems that most of the attempts of a synthesis have aimed at incorporating insights from subjective well-being research into the capability framework, e.g. making happiness one valuable functioning among others that 1 See also Clark (2006), p. 179, andvan Hoorn et al (2010), p. 339.…”

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Subjective Well-Being Capabilities: Bridging the Gap Between the Capability Approach and Subjective Well-Being Research

Binder

2013

J Happiness Stud

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. can be overcome by focussing welfare assessments on "Subjective Well-being Capabilities" (SWC), i.e. focussing on the substantive opportunities of individuals to pursue and achieve happiness. Terms of use: Documents in

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“…There is also a growing literature on the similarities and differences between the capability approach and subjective well-being (for example, van Hoorn, et al, 2010;Bruni, et al, 2008). A number of scholars believe that despite the differences between the concept of SWB and the capability approach, the two concepts are overlaps and synergies.…”

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“…It is, by definition, open to the subjective view of the people, since capabilities are defined as the ability or opportunity that a person has to do or be what she values and has reason to value. What a person values is subjective and context-dependent and that is where the concept of subjective well-being could come in.There is also a growing literature on the similarities and differences between the capability approach and subjective well-being (for example, van Hoorn, et al, 2010;Bruni, et al, 2008). A number of scholars believe that despite the differences between the concept of SWB and the capability approach, the two concepts are overlaps and synergies.…”

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Exploring the Meaningfulness and Relevance of Subjective Well-being for India

Neff¹

2010

Indian Journal of Human Development

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des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz-bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich. / This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.Empfohlene Zitierung / Suggested Citation: Neff, D. (2010). Exploring the Meaningfulness and Relevance of Subjective Well-being for India. Indian Journal of Human Development, 4(2) Key words: Subjective well-being, Well-being, Poverty, India. During the last decade in particular, the concepts of happiness and subjective wellbeing (SWB) have received growing attention across a range of disciplines. This paper engages with these new developments in the measurement of well-being and tries to explore the question as to whether SWB could enhance or complement the current practice of well-being measurement in India. For this purpose, the questions of the definition of SWB and the questions of the meaningfulness and relevance of SWB as a well-being proxy for India are discussed. It is argued that SWB, defined as life satisfaction, can be regarded as meaningful and relevant in the Indian context. It can enhance current well-being measurement in India, since it does not define people by their poverty or deprivation sets alone, but instead takes into account of what people conceive as well-being, people's aspirations, their agency and needs and wants. Terms of use: This document is made available under Deposit Licence (No Redistribution -no modifications). We grant a non-exclusive, nontransferable, individual and limited right to using this document. This document is solely intended for your personal, noncommercial use. All of the copies of this documents must retain all copyright information and other informationThe paper is structured as follows: firstly, the definitions of SWB are compared and critically discussed. Secondly, the meaningfulness and relevance of the concept of SWB for India are reconsidered. Thirdly, an exploratory analysis is undertaken, which provides some insights into SWB in India, and lastly, the main arguments are summarized. DEFINITION OF SWBAlthough scholars use the term 'happiness', they often tend to refer to rather different things. Different measurement practices of happiness are due to the distinct underlying Indian Journal of Human Development, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2010 * GIGA Institute of Asian Studies, Hamburg, Germany. Email: neff@giga-hamburg.de 330 Indian Journal of Human Development definitions of happiness. The range of definitions of happiness and the resulting diverging measurement practice and the range of disciplines involved have resulted in some confusion regarding the actual concept of happiness/SWB. There is a necessity to differentiate between the concepts of happiness and SWB. Nettle ( , in Frey, 2008 usefully distinguishes between the three concepts of happiness, namely momentary feelings of joy and pleasure (hedonic happiness), the eudaimonic happiness (quality of life), and the overall conte...

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Happiness and capability: Introduction to the symposium

Cited by 18 publications

References 43 publications

Relative Standing and Subjective Well-Being in South Africa: The Role of Perceptions, Expectations and Income Mobility

Relative Standing and Subjective Well-Being in South Africa: The Role of Perceptions, Expectations and Income Mobility

Subjective Well-Being Capabilities: Bridging the Gap Between the Capability Approach and Subjective Well-Being Research

Exploring the Meaningfulness and Relevance of Subjective Well-being for India

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