Evaluating Economic Success

Happiness, Health, and Basic Human Needs

Michael Joffe

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Palgrave Macmillan
26 April 2024

Public administration; Health economics; Public health & preventive medicine

Series: Wellbeing in Politics and Policy

This open access book argues that a new policy approach is required in order to tackle the numerous problems the world is currently facing. The priority should be on achieving better outcomes for people, especially those facing deprivation or precariousness, by meeting their basic needs. In order to achieve this, the book develops a monitoring system that can act as an objective, an incentive, and a criterion of success for policy makers at all levels of government and in civil society, as well as providing information to guide specific actions. In doing so, the book aims to promote good health and positive social functioning by providing a new approach to help assess how well basic human needs are being met. This involves monitoring the outcomes of the economy that ought to satisfy these needs. It will appeal to all those interested in public policy, official statistics and monitoring, public health and wellbeing, as well as practitioners.

By: Michael Joffe
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2024 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
ISBN: 9783031576706
ISBN 10: 3031576705
Series: Wellbeing in Politics and Policy
Pages: 116
Publication Date: 26 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. A successful economy is one that meets basic human needs.- 2. How to monitor an economy’s contribution to meeting basic needs.- 3. An outline of the existing monitoring system.- 4. The proposed new monitoring system in use.- 5. Technical appendix: quantifying the impact of economic outcomes.

Michael Joffe is affiliated with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, UK. He writes on topics in economics.