The ‘Wicked Problem’ of Wellbeing: Theorising the Prospects for Policy Change

Ian Bache () and Louise Reardon ()
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Ian Bache: University of Sheffield
Louise Reardon: University of Leeds

Chapter Chapter 3 in Advances in Happiness Research, 2016, pp 23-38 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In the past decade there has been an increasing focus at both national and international levels on the extent to which governments can improve the wellbeing of citizens. At the core of these developments has been concern with GDP as the dominant indicator of societal progress, leading to a plethora of initiatives that have sought alternative or complementary measures of progress. A pivotal moment in developments was the report of the influential ‘Stiglitz Commission’ (CMEPSP 2009), which argued for the use of subjective wellbeing (SWB) indicators alongside more widely used objective indicators of progress, such as employment rates and life expectancy. This feature of developments has proved highly controversial and the issues it raises are central to our discussion here.

Keywords: Wicked Problem; Order Change; Policy Learning; Policy Entrepreneur; Measurement Agenda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-55753-1_3

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