Wealth(s) and Subjective Well-Being
This volume examines the impact of wealth on quality of life and subjective well-being (SWB). As wealth is related to economic, environmental and social features of societies, this volume serves as an important resource in understanding economic and SWB. It further discusses a variety of experiences...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2019, 2019
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2019 |
| Series: | Social Indicators Research Series
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction (Gaël Brulé & Christian Suter)
- Part 1. Wealth & SWB : Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations
- Chapter 2. A Historiographic Look at the Link Between Wealth and SWB (Remy Pawin)
- Chapter 3. A Review of Wealth & SWB (Ruut Veenhoven)
- Chapter 4. "Poverties” and “Wealth”: Competing Definitions And Alternative Approaches to Measurement (Richard Estes)
- Chapter 5. From the Wealth of Nations to the Wealths of Nations (Mariano Rojas)
- Part 2. Wealth & SWB : Methodological Considerations
- Chapter 6. The Difficulty to Disentangle the Influences of Income and Wealth on SWB (Claudia Senik)
- Chapter 7. Wealth-SWB Relationship in the Frame of the Theory of Subjective Wellbeing homeostasis (Robert Cummins). Chapter 8. Monetary Valuations of Life Conditions in a Consistent Framework: The Life Satisfaction Approach (Shunsuke Managi)
- Chapter 9. From Wealth to Health: Evaluating Microfinance as a Complex Intervention (Neil McHugh)
- Chapter 18. The Impact of Wealth, Household Net Income and Household Consumption on Life Satisfaction (Bruce Headey)
- Chapter 19. Materialism and Satisfaction with Material Life (Joseph Sirgy)
- Part 6. Wealth & SWB: Empirical Findings- Life Course and Life Events
- Chapter 20. Wealth as a Buffer for Life Events (Ursina Kuhn & Gaël Brulé)
- Chapter 21. Wealth & Resilience (Jehane Simona)
- Chapter 22. Life-course and Social Change (Andreas Motel-Klingebiel)
- Chapter 23. Impact of Wealth Changes on SWB (Markus Grapka & Christoph Halbmeier). Part 7. Wealth Distributions & Policies
- Chapter 24. Widening Wealth Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries and Within Countries (Richard Estes)
- Chapter 25. Has Middle Class Wealth Recovered? (Edward Wolff)
- Chapter 26. Wealth, Trust and SWB (Anne Musson)
- Chapter 27. Wealth Inequalities, Vulnerability and SWB (Tatjana Meschede & Tom Shapiro)
- Chapter 28. Tax havens: How Does That Affect General Well-being? (Alex Michalos)
- Chapter 29. Asset-Based Welfare and SWB in the UK (Beverley Searle)
- Part 3. Wealth & SWB: Empirical Findings-Household/Personal Wealth
- Chapter 10. Economic Resources and SWB among the Elderly Population (Moshe Semyonov)
- Chapter 11. What Wealth Leads to SWB? Cross-National Evidence (Laura Ravazzini & Gaël Brulé)
- Chapter 12. The Influence of Parental Wealth and Children's Educational Decisions and Parents’ SWB (Nora Skopek & Oshrat Hochman)
- Chapter 13.Personal Wealth and Happiness: A Work/Career Perspective (Louis Tay)
- Part 4. Wealth & SWB: Empirical Findings- Housing Wealth
- Chapter 14. Home Ownership and Happiness in Switzerland (Gabrielle Wanzenried & Yvonne Seiler Zimmermann)
- Chapter 15.Home Ownership and SWB in Czech Republic (Martin Lux)
- Chapter 16. Housing Wealth and Tenure (change) Moderate the Relationship Between Divorce and SWB (Stéfanie André)
- Part 5. Wealth & SWB: Empirical Findings-Consumption
- Chapter 17. Philanthropy and Happiness. Evidence from France (Charles Sellen)