Wellbeing and Policy

Foreword 1. Overview of Wellbeing and Policy: Evidence for Action Part I. Wellbeing: Evidence across Domains 2. Income and Wellbeing 3. Work and Wellbeing: Maximising the Wellbeing of Tomorrow's Workforce 4. Health and Wellbeing: Identifying Causal Effects 5. Family and Wellbeing: The Emerging Importance of Family Wellbeing Studies for Social Policies and Services 6. Altruism, Empathy & Wellbeing: Improving Lives Through Policy That Aligns with our Better Angels 7. Ageing and Wellbeing: The Potential of Senior Policy to Support Seniors' Subjective Wellbeing 8. Gender and Wellbeing: Key States of the Life Course 9. Education and Wellbeing 10. Housing, Neighbourhoods, and Wellbeing 11. Environment and Wellbeing: Assessing the Impact of Environmental Quality and Pro-environmental Behavior on Wellbeing 12. (Fear of) Crime and Wellbeing: The Role of Individual and Country-level Determinants 13. Democracy and Wellbeing 14. Migration and Wellbeing: A Policy Review 15. Religion, Spirituality and Wellbeing: Can Spiritual/Religious Practice Improve Individuals' Wellbeing? 16. Digital Technology and Wellbeing: Moving beyond the Hype 17. Art, Culture, and Wellbeing: Reaping the Rewards of Creativity Part II. Wellbeing: Evidence from Countries 18. Wellbeing and Policy in Bhutan 19. Wellbeing and Policy in New Zealand: From a Wellbeing Framework to a Government-Wide Approach 20. Wellbeing and Policy in Finland: The Economy of Wellbeing Approach 21. Wellbeing Policy in the UAE: Strategic Directions and Lessons Learned 22. Wellbeing and Policy in Canada: Progress towards Measurement and Practice 23. Wellbeing and Policy in Australia 24. Wellbeing and Policy in the UK 25. Wellbeing and Policy in Japan 26. Wellbeing and Policy in Malta: Doing well. Feeling good? Appendix Index