Well-being for public policy

Section I: Measuring well-being for public policy

Using well-being to inform public policy

Defining well-being

Section II: How well-being adds information

Limitations of economic and social indicators

Contributions of well-being measures

The well-being measures are valid

Issues regarding the use of well-being measures for policy

The desirability of well-being as a guide for policy

Section III: Examples of policy uses of well-being measures

Health and well-being: policy examples

The environment and well-being : policy examples

Work, the economy, and well-being : policy examples

The social context of well-being : policy examples

Section IV: Implementing the measures

Existing surveys

Conclusions.