Well-being in Belgium - Beyond Happiness and Income (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

What constitutes a good life? For most people, well-being involves more than a high income or material prosperity alone. Many non-material aspects, such as health, family life, living environment, job quality and the meaningful use of time are at least as important. Together, these factors also influence the degree to which people are satisfied with their lives, and help to determine how happy they feel. This book argues that happiness and life satisfaction do not form a good basis for measuring well-being, and proposes an alternative method that not only considers the various aspects of well-being, but also the fact that people have their own views on what is important in life. Not limited just to theory, the book also presents a large-scale, representative survey involving more than 3000 adults from over 2000 Belgian families, which charted the various aspects of the individual well-being of Belgians. Focusing on the unequal distribution of these various aspects of well-being within families, the survey showed that some Belgians are more likely to suffer from cumulative deprivation in multiple dimensions. Based on this innovative study, the book describes which people in society are worst off - and these are not necessarily only people on low incomes or those who feel unhappy - and proposes that policymakers prioritise these individuals.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being
Release date:	October 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Bart Capeau • Laurens Cherchye • Koen Decancq • Andre DeCoster • Bram De Rock • Francois Maniquet • Annemie Nys • Guillaume Perilleux • Eve Ramaekers • Zoe Ronge
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	188
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-058508-2
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Dutch
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Microeconomics > General Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Public finance > Taxation Books > Money & Finance > Public finance > Taxation
LSN:	3-03-058508-5
Barcode:	9783030585082

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