Wealth(s) and Subjective Well-Being

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Brulé, Gaël (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Suter, Christian (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Social Indicators Research Series, 76
• Θέματα: Quality of life.; Health economics.; Social sciences.; Cultural studies.; Quality of Life Research.; Health Economics.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.; Cultural Studies.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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)
• 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)
• 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).