Wellbeing Economics

Abstract

Wellbeing in Politics and Policy will bring new lenses through which to understand the significance of the dramatic rise of interest in wellbeing as a goal of public policy. While a number of academic disciplines have been influential in both shaping and seeking to explain developments, the Politics discipline has been relatively silent, leaving important theoretical and empirical insights largely absent from debates: insights that have increasing significance as political interest grows. This series will provide a distinctive addition to the field that puts politics and policy at the centre, while embracing interdisciplinary contributions. Contributions will be encouraged from various subfields of the discipline (e.g., political theory, comparative politics, governance and public policy, international relations) and from those located in other disciplines that speak to core political themes (e.g., accountability, gender, inequality, legitimacy and power). The series will seek to explore these themes through policy studies in a range of settings-international, national and local. Comparative studies-either of different policy areas and/or across different settings-will be particularly encouraged. The series will incorporate a wide range of perspectives from critical to problem-solving approaches, drawing on a variety of epistemologies and methodologies. The series welcomes Pivots, edited collections and monographs.

Measuring mental health and well-being of South African undergraduate students

“…The term ‘well-being’ is well-defined by Dalziel et al . ( 2018 , pp. 31–35) in that well-being is understood not simply as positive emotions, but as thriving across multiple domains of life.…”

Living better and feeling happier: An investigation into the association between housing quality and happiness

“…The existing literature also substantially discusses the economic determinants of well‐being (Shields & Price, 2005). However, abundant empirical evidence indicates that the pursuit of growth for its own sake is likely to generate policies that can harm the well‐being of large numbers of people (Dalziel, Saunders, & Saunders, 2018). Threats of the emergence of new pollution problems, the lack of success in dealing with global warming, and the growing population of several countries owing to the current patterns of economic growth intensify this concern (Brock & Taylor, 2005).…”

Wellbeing economics in public policy: A distinctive Australasian contribution?

“…A recent book on Wellbeing Economics: The Capabilities Approach to Prosperity explores how to achieve this policy goal (Dalziel et al, 2018). As the subtitle suggests, it draws on Sen’s capabilities approach, which emphasises human agency in wellbeing.…”

“…Romer shared the 2018 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his endogenous growth theory that shows how increases in material living standards depend on growth in knowledge capital (see Romer, 2019). Pressing global issues such as climate change reinforce the value of ‘diplomatic capital’, which refers to institutions and norms designed to foster international cross-cultural collaborations by nation states, non-government organisations and multi-national corporations (Dalziel et al, 2018: 160–162).…”