Social Value in Public Policy

by Bill Jordan

Book Overview

This book considers the role of social value in the making and implementation of public policy, taking into account how concepts such as subjective well-being (SWB) can be used to measure the expected impact of enacted policies. It argues that there is no evidence that markets have contributed to greater well-being, and that moments of crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, represent an opportunity to re-orientate policymaking and policy implementation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030604233
• ISBN13: 9783030604233
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 81 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"