Culture and Well-Being
Anthropological Approaches to Freedom and Political Ethics| By: | Alberto Corsin Jimenez |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9780745326801 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781849643689 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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The concept of well-being has emerged as a key category of social and political thought, especially in the fields of moral and political philosophy, development studies and economics.
This book takes a critical look at the notion of well-being by examining what well-being means, or could mean, to people living in a number of different regions including Sudan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, India, Sierra Leone and the UK.
The contributors take issue with some of the assumptions behind Western concepts of well-being. They explore what characterises a 'good life' and how this idea has been affected by globalisation and neoliberalism. The book makes a major contribution to social theory by presenting new analytical models that make sense of the changing shapes of people's life and ethical values.