Improving the well-being of Canadians
Peter Jarrett
No 1669, OECD Economics Department Working Papers from OECD Publishing
Abstract:
For many years now, a growing number of economists, policy makers, and civil society groups have pointed to the limits of using only GDP as the primary measure of national economic progress. Accordingly, a progressively greater focus has been placed on the concept of well-being and its optimal measurement, as well as its appropriate use in budgeting and other aspects of policymaking. Canada has had a long history of measuring subjective well-being and a good pre-COVID 19 record on many of its determinants but has not yet decided on an official government-wide framework. This chapter delves into the topic and then looks at some of its crucial aspects, in particular: inequality and poverty including food insecurity; housing affordability and homelessness; physical and mental health and long-term care, with a special focus on Pharmacare; and environmental conditions. It includes a special section on the problems facing Indigenous peoples and those belonging to racialise.
Keywords: child care; guaranteed income; health care; homelessness; housing; income inequality; Indigenous People; long-term care; poverty; well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D3 D6 E2 I1 I2 I3 O51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-05-12
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