Social Investment (in Wellbeing?)

Authors

  • Tim Hughes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v18i3.7709

Keywords:

Wellbeing approach, Social investment

Abstract

This article outlines social investment and the wellbeing approach. It discusses how these frameworks have evolved and argues for a hybrid approach, one drawing on the insights of both a broad spectrum of indicators and detailed distributional evidence.

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Author Biography

Tim Hughes

Tim Hughes is a principal advisor, economic capability at the Treasury.

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Published

2022-08-15

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2022): Policy Quarterly. Wellbeing and Child Poverty

Section

Articles

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