Achieving and sustaining higher levels of human well-being is a core challenge, for individuals, governments and international organizations worldwide. Measures of human well-being levels are an integral part of this process, being increasingly used to monitor and evaluate conditions within and among countries. This book provides insights into how human well-being might be better conceptualized and measured. It identifies and reviews various concepts and measures and provides recommendations for future practice and research.
Achieving and sustaining higher levels of human well-being is a core challenge, for individuals, governments and international organizations worldwide. Measures of human well-being levels are an integral part of this process, being increasingly used to monitor and evaluate conditions within and among countries. This book provides insights into how human well-being might be better conceptualized and measured. It identifies and reviews various concepts and measures and provides recommendations for future practice and research.