The Politics and Policy of Wellbeing: Understanding the Rise and Significance of a New Agenda

The Politics and Policy of Wellbeing: Understanding the Rise and Significance of a New Agenda
ISBN-10
1783479337
ISBN-13
9781783479337
Category
Political Science
Pages
200
Language
English
Published
2016-08-26
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Authors
Ian Bache, Louise Reardon

Description

Government interest in wellbeing as an explicit goal of public policy has increased significantly in recent years, leading to new developments in measuring wellbeing and initiatives aimed specifically at enhancing wellbeing. This book provides the first theoretically informed account of the rise and significance of this agenda, drawing on the multiple streams approach, to consider whether wellbeing can be described as ‘an idea whose time has come’. It reflects on developments across the globe and provides a detailed comparative analysis of two political arenas: the UK and the EU.

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