Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/128120 
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Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
Bath Papers in International Development and Wellbeing No. 25
Publisher: 
University of Bath, Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Bath
Abstract: 
This paper relates different subjective approaches to wellbeing to different traditions of economic analysis. The dominant formula of 'Subjective Well-Being' is attractive because it promises a direct measure of utility, but other approaches bring different strengths to policy evaluation. 'Inner Wellbeing,' which has affinities to Sen's Capabilities Approach, is introduced. Analysis of primary data from mixed method research in rural India explores what 'happiness' and other subjective perspectives add to understanding of food security policies at a community and individual level. This shows that subjective perceptions contribute most when considered on their own terms, rather than as proxies for objective outcomes.
Subjects: 
Subjective well-being
Inner Wellbeing
Sen's capabilities approach
food security public policy and development
India
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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