Well-Being in Latin America: Drivers and Policies (Human Well-Being Research and Policy Making)

This book provides an overview of factors fostering well-being in Latin America and discusses many threats to well-being in the region. The book assesses the current well-being situation in Latin American countries and offers an explanation based on its many drivers, such as family arrangements, kindness and affection of interpersonal relations, economic situation, education regimes, political institutions, poverty, income inequality, crime and violence, and the weakness of political institutions. The book provides a framework to fully understand the drivers behind high well-being, including the challenges and opportunities that public policy faces in the procurement of people’s well-being. The book provides relevant material for policymakers and social scientist interested in the procurement of well-being. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiv Latin America and Well-Being (Mariano Rojas)....Pages 1-9 Conceptual Framework of the Book (Mariano Rojas)....Pages 11-17 Well-Being and Its Conceptualization (Mariano Rojas)....Pages 19-30 The Well-Being Situation in Latin America (Mariano Rojas)....Pages 31-55 Income and Well-Being in Latin America (Mariano Rojas)....Pages 57-70 Income Inequality and Well-Being (Mariano Rojas)....Pages 71-82 Income Poverty and Well-Being (Mariano Rojas)....Pages 83-101 Relational Wealth: Quantity and Quality of Interpersonal Relations (Mariano Rojas)....Pages 103-124 Education and Well-Being (Mariano Rojas)....Pages 125-139 Crime, Violence and Well-Being (Mariano Rojas)....Pages 141-153 Corruption and Weak Institutions (Mariano Rojas)....Pages 155-164 New Development Strategy: Development as Well-Being (Mariano Rojas)....Pages 165-177 Well-Being: General Policy Considerations (Mariano Rojas)....Pages 179-184