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Mainstream policy economics now pays more attention to the delivery of policy outcomes and how incentives and institutional change shape the effectiveness of government. But should these issues be studied against a background of purely self-interested public servants? This book explores this question and more.

Public administration. --- Government productivity. --- Agent (Philosophy) --- Motivation (Psychology) --- Policy sciences. --- Action, Psychology of --- Drive (Psychology) --- Psychology of action --- Psychology --- Agency (Philosophy) --- Agents --- Person (Philosophy) --- Act (Philosophy) --- Philosophy --- Productivity, Government --- Capital productivity --- Production (Economic theory) --- Public administration --- Administration, Public --- Delivery of government services --- Government services, Delivery of --- Public management --- Public sector management --- Political science --- Administrative law --- Decentralization in government --- Local government --- Public officers --- Policy-making --- Policymaking --- Public policy management --- Political aspects. --- Government - General --- Law, Politics & Government --- Political Institutions & Public Administration - General --- Administració pública --- Agent (Filosofia) --- Motivació (Psicologia) --- Ciències polítiques

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Governments in liberal democracies pursue social welfare, but in many different ways. The wellbeing approach instead asks: Why not focus directly on increasing measured human happiness? Why not try to improve people’s overall quality of life, as it is subjectively seen by citizens themselves?The radical implications of this stance include shifting attention to previously neglected areas (such as mental health and ‘social infrastructure’ services) and developing defensible measures of overall wellbeing or quality of life indicators. Can one ‘master’ concept of wellbeing work to create more holism in policy-making? Or should we stick with multiple metrics? These debates have been live in relation to an alternative ‘capacities’ approaches, and they are well-developed in health policymaking. Most recently, the connections between wellbeing and political participation have come into sharper focus.Wellbeing remains a contested concept, one that can be interpreted and used differently, with consequences for how it is incorporated into policy decisions. By bringing together scholars from economics, psychology and behavioural science, philosophy and political science, the authors explore how different disciplinary approaches can contribute to the study of wellbeing and how this can shape policy priorities.

Wellbeing; Policy; Social justice; COVID-19; Inequality

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This IEA volume brings together a set of essays written by leading authors on themes relevant to the study of economic development. The book covers a range of topics many of which are relevant to policy issues. The contributors bring new insights from empirical research in a range of economies with chapters including discussions of the UN development agenda, fiscal policy in Latin America, poverty data in Africa and Jordan, and monetary policy in South Africa. Contemporary Issues in Development Economics is an essential read for researchers, scholars and policymakers interested in economic development in low- and middle-income countries.

Development economics --- Economic development --- Economic Theory --- Business & Economics --- Development, Economic --- Economic growth --- Growth, Economic --- International economics. --- Development economics. --- International Economics. --- Development Economics. --- Economics --- Economic policy, Foreign --- Economic relations, Foreign --- Economics, International --- Foreign economic policy --- Foreign economic relations --- Interdependence of nations --- International economic policy --- International economics --- New international economic order --- Economic policy --- International relations --- Economic sanctions