Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Part One: Background and Visions
8. 1 The Long Road beyond GDP: Have We Finally Reached a Time for Breakthroughs? 23
9. 2 Ten Years After: From SSF to HLEG – An Agenda for Well-Being Measurement in the Next Decade 47
10. 3 Measures for a New Economy: Shifting Power via Public Participation 65
11. PART TWO International Experiences and Perspectives
12. 4 Beyond GDP, Beyond Numbers: Bhutan’s Journey towards Gross National Happiness 79
13. 5 Well-Being in British Politics and Policy 103
14. 6 Integrating Well-Being Indicators in Budgetary Procedures: Four Shades of Sincerity 121
15. 7 Beyond “Beyond GDP” in the EU: What’s Next? 139
16. 8 Contributions of the Genuine Progress Indicator to Measuring and Promoting Welfare 157
17. 9 Measuring What Matters: Policy Applications in New Zealand 181
18. PART THREE Canadian Experiences and Perspectives
19. 10 Beyond Dollars and Cents: The Canadian Index of Wellbeing and Nova Scotia Quality of Life Initiative 199
20. 11 Building an Epidemiology of Happiness 223
21. 12 Well-Being, Sustainability, and Progress: A Framework for Public and Policy Discourse and for Quantitative Decision-Making Using the Life Satisfaction Approach 241
22. 13 Measuring Comprehensive Wealth in Canada 261
23. 14 Time for a Reality Check: Lessons from Bhutan, Canada, and New Zealand 283
24. Conclusion: Towards Sustainable Well-Being 305
25. Contributors 329
26. Index 331