Happiness as an Indicator in Social Policy Evaluation: Some Objections Considered
January 1993
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pp 195-206.
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ABSTRACT<br/> Social-policy typically serves multiple goals: shortterm goals as well as longterm goals and symbolic goals as well as substantive ones. A major longterm substantive goal of social policy is to improve the quality of life. The effectiviness of policies in that respect is mostly a matter of faith. This contribution is about some problems that rise if one tries to measure the consequences of social policy on quality-of-life.
Keywords
- life satisfaction
- subjective well-being
- happiness
- evaluation
- policy effect
- policy relevance
- social indicator
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