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The Politics of Wellbeing

Part of the Wellbeing in Politics and Policy Book Series

Editors: Bache, Ian; Scott, Karen

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58394-5

ISBN: 978-3-319-58393-8

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jul 5, 2018

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Skivers, Strivers and Thrivers: The Shift from Welfare to Wellbeing in New Zealand and the United Kingdom

Scott, Karen; Masselot, Annick

Pages: 253 –277

[This chapter examines the relationship between governmental wellbeing agendas and welfare reformsWelfare reform in New ZealandNew Zealand and The United Kingdom. In both countries, a combination of legislative tools and strategic policy directives are changing how welfare and wellbeing are...
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The Politics of the Official Statistic: The UK ‘Measuring National Well-Being’ Programme

Jenkins, Matt

Pages: 279 –299

[This chapter explores the official statistic as a social construction, arguing that the form of the statistic is more important than its content. This is illustrated with the example of the UKUK’s ‘Measuring National Well-being’ programme. It is first noted that the incoherence of the...

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