Section I: Measuring well-being for public policy
Using well-being to inform public policy
Defining well-being
Section II: How well-being adds information
Limitations of economic and social indicators
Contributions of well-being measures
The well-being measures are valid
Issues regarding the use of well-being measures for policy
The desirability of well-being as a guide for policy
Section III: Examples of policy uses of well-being measures
Health and well-being: policy examples
The environment and well-being : policy examples
Work, the economy, and well-being : policy examples
The social context of well-being : policy examples
Section IV: Implementing the measures
Existing surveys
Conclusions.
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