Societal Wellbeing

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Question: what are the important areas to Societal Well-being ? Answer: measurement of social, economic and environmental dimensions is way to develop the concern of social well-being.

it is difficult to identify how the wellbeing of society is evolving, and how it should be measured. it is clear that societal wellbeing measures should include social, economic and environmental dimensions. On 19 July last year, 68 countries joined the Kingdom of Bhutan in co-sponsoring a resolution titled “Happiness: Towards a holistic approach to development,” which was adopted by consensus by the 193-member UN General Assembly. However, is relevant data available to provide a comprehensive depiction for the UK and crucially, to be able to see how wellbeing overall is changing overtime?

Purpose

Government and non-government officials, politicians, leading economists, scholars, academics and religious leaders are expected to gather to discuss methods the Bhutanese government proposed towards obtaining gross national happiness

• The draft outcome of the meeting includes a report containing a synthesis of discussions, thoughts, views and recommendations following the meeting to be submitted to the UN secretary general, who will then share it with all UN member states.

• Governments worldwide take immediate steps to adopting the new wellbeing and an economic paradigm based on sustainability.

• Recommendations for inclusion into policies the principles of the new economy government worldwide could consider for voluntary adoption were also suggested.

• Promotion of green technologies and poverty alleviation and investments in sustainable infrastructure, like support for green businesses, renewable energy, clean technology and energy efficiency.

Suggestion

Recommendation was developed for inclusion into policies the principles of the new economy government worldwide could consider for voluntary adoption were suggested. The suggestions include

• Promotion of green technologies and poverty alleviation and investments in sustainable infrastructure, like support for green businesses, renewable energy, clean technology and energy efficiency.

• Banning advertising to children to dismantle incentives to excessive consumption, and for governments to introduce work sharing policies that reduce overwork, increase leisure time and prevent layoffs.

• Government procurement from local, organic and fair trade sources, to encourage local economies, and fair trade systems that promote sustainable production methods and fair returns to producers.

• Need to value non-market assets and services to measure progress more accurately and comprehensively, through creation of accounts that value natural, cultural, human and social dynamics.

Intended users

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Participants

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Decision variables

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Indicators

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Value variables

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Other variables

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Analyses

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Indices

   * Indices: lists of particular locations along spatial, temporal, or other dimensions. 

Result

   * Results of indicators and assessment-specific analyses. 

Conclusions

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