The main aim of this book is to develop and implement an innovative tool: exchange-entitlement mapping, or E-mapping for short. This tool enables us to look at the economic and social opportunities to develop human capabilities for different groups of individuals, depending on their group...

This title offers an in-depth analysis of the psychological causes and consequences of, and proposed interventions for over-eating. The author examines the history of obesity and its distribution by social class and geography, the environmental effects of overconsumption and economic remedies...

This two-volume book addresses the economic transformation occurring in China at present. The author investigates China's domestic and international policies, the impact of these policies on economic growth, and their effect on the quality of life for the people of China. In the first volume,...

This book contributes to our understanding of the reasons for the uneven geographic emergence and distribution of innovative start-ups and human capital, analyzing the role of the regional knowledge base and specifically academic knowledge. Using extensive datasets from West German regions and...

This title offers an in-depth analysis of the causes, consequences and treatments of illicit drug abuse. The author examines the effects of existing drug policies and proposes drug use legalisation within a regulated market as a viable alternative. Joshua assesses the factors that make...

This book examines the links between employee-organisation relationships, work wellness and the impact thereof on the labour market from a South African perspective. By employing this focus, the book explains the role of the employment relationship and the psychological contract in improving...

This book examines inequality, poverty and well-being concepts and corresponding empirical measures. Attempting to push future research in new and important directions, the book has a strong analytical orientation, consisting of a mix of conceptual and empirical analyses that constitute new and...

This book provides insights into how human well-being could be better defined and empirically assessed. It takes stock of and reviews various concepts and measures and provides recommendations for future practice and research

Das Leisure-Sickness-Syndrom, auch „Freizeitkrankheit“ genannt, betrifft mittlerweile einen großen Anteil der berufstätigen Menschen. Wer viel und konzentriert arbeitet, benötigt dringend Erholung. Aber das scheint unmöglich, wenn man ausgerechnet am Wochenende oder im Urlaub erkrankt....

Dieses essential beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, was uns Menschen glücklich macht. Bruno S. Frey erläutert Messmethoden, wirtschaftliche Faktoren, soziodemografische Einflüsse sowie politische Dimensionen des Glücks. Steigert ein höheres Einkommen die Zufriedenheit? Wird, wer die Arbeit...