Measuring Well-Being for Public Policy; Doing without Theory

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" Measuring Well-Being for Public Policy; Doing without Theory "
Hersch, Gil Cartwright, Nancy

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	899153
Doc. No	:	TL42c4b7f5
Main Entry	:	Vincent, John J.
Title & Author	:	Measuring Well-Being for Public Policy; Doing without Theory\ Hersch, GilCartwright, Nancy
Date	:	2016
student score	:	2016
Abstract	:	Policy-makers implement policies aimed at promoting individual well-being and are now turning to social scientists who develop measures of it for guidance on how to understand their citizen’s well-being. I examine the relationship between philosophical theories of well-being, the variety of well-being measures available in the social sciences, and the implications this relationship can have for public policy. I argue that while agreement on what measures represent well-being simpliciter might be unattainable, some agreement can be reached when treating well-being measurement as a practical problem for guiding public policy.
Added Entry	:	Hersch, Gil
Added Entry	:	UC San Diego