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The Politics of Wellbeing Well-Being and Social Justice: In Defence of the Capabilities Approach

The Politics of Wellbeing : Well-Being and Social Justice: In Defence of the Capabilities Approach [This chapter examines the relationship between well-being and social justiceJusticesocial. It addresses the question, ‘Equality of What’? After considering resources, opportunities and preference satisfaction as answers to this question, this chapter proposes that well-being is the appropriate ‘currency of justice’. However, ‘well-being’ is a contested concept. Empirical data relating to the 2007–2010 economic crisis highlight the shortcomings of subjective well-being (happiness and satisfaction) as a reliable source of information for socially just public policyPublic policy. In contrast, the Capabilities ApproachCapabilities/ capabilities approach/ capabilities theory to well-being brings together the most important aspects of resources, opportunities, and subjective states. This chapter concludes that equality of well-being, defined in terms of capabilities, provides the strongest, most defensible account of egalitarian social justiceJusticesocial, and the foundations of a just society.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The Politics of Wellbeing Well-Being and Social Justice: In Defence of the Capabilities Approach

Part of the Wellbeing in Politics and Policy Book Series
Editors: Bache, Ian; Scott, Karen
Austin, Annie
The Politics of Wellbeing — Jul 5, 2018
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Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
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978-3-319-58393-8
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49 –70
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-58394-5_3
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[This chapter examines the relationship between well-being and social justiceJusticesocial. It addresses the question, ‘Equality of What’? After considering resources, opportunities and preference satisfaction as answers to this question, this chapter proposes that well-being is the appropriate ‘currency of justice’. However, ‘well-being’ is a contested concept. Empirical data relating to the 2007–2010 economic crisis highlight the shortcomings of subjective well-being (happiness and satisfaction) as a reliable source of information for socially just public policyPublic policy. In contrast, the Capabilities ApproachCapabilities/ capabilities approach/ capabilities theory to well-being brings together the most important aspects of resources, opportunities, and subjective states. This chapter concludes that equality of well-being, defined in terms of capabilities, provides the strongest, most defensible account of egalitarian social justiceJusticesocial, and the foundations of a just society.]

Published: Jul 5, 2018

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