Rethinking of Economic Growth and Life Satisfaction in Post-WWII Japan--A Fresh Approach

Autor/in	Kusago, Takayoshi
Titel	Rethinking of Economic Growth and Life Satisfaction in Post-WWII Japan--A Fresh Approach
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 81 (2007) 1, S.79-102 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-006-0016-9
Schlagwörter	Economic Progress; Life Satisfaction; War; Foreign Countries; Well Being; Evaluation Methods; Public Housing; Females; Unemployment; Older Adults; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Lebensvollendung; Krieg; Ausland; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Weibliches Geschlecht; Arbeitslosigkeit; Älterer Erwachsener
Abstract	Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been utilized by academics and policy makers to indicate the economic well-being of the people. However, economic growth measures cannot capture fully the overall well-being of the people. This paper has tested quality of economic growth in Japan after World War II as to whether it has brought about positive outcome in the well-being of its citizens. Comparison between GDP and GPI (Genuine Progress Index) has revealed that GDP does not fit as well with people's life satisfaction trend as GPI. Prefecture-based rankings on GDP, Human Development Index (HDI) and Life Satisfaction have shown that there are clear gaps between objective measures and subjective measures to indicate the overall well-being of the people. Also, analysis on major determinants for people's life satisfaction reveals that older people, women, non-employed people, and those who live in subsidized housings felt satisfied with their life. (Author).
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