How can sustainability enter a budgeting framework for human wellbeing? (Chris Barrington-Leigh

While a public agenda of wellbeing sense; GDP famously is not a good measure of could unify public perceptions and appetite, and human quality of life, and GDP literally ignores synergize multiple government programmes and the depletion of natural capital stocks. [...] While the stakes are enormous and the uncertainties bewildering, this crisis in some sense presents a A key challenge is that uncertainty about long term outcomes can overwhelm decision processes can generate enough evidence or experience to provide it with the best knowledge on how policies will perfect example of the value of a life satisfaction framework which can integrate the expert prioritie. [...] Ability of indicators of wellbeing to be ex- Equity 3 even after attracting initial public and political what was missing during the pandemic, The “science of wellbeing” offers a way to com- publicans in the first Trump election and with pressed at different geographic scales attention. [...] Insights from science of happiness: e.g., • HRSDC indicators of Well-being in Canada Minor details 5 A community RCT 3 value of social and emotional skills for well- (2009-2014) (used to be at Conclusion 6 Across the life course 3 being, and the importance of the wellbeing being.esdc.gc.ca) Conclusion 3 of those delivering services as well as the recipients • First Nations Community w. [...] Insights from epigenetics, neuroplasticity, and intergenerational transmission • Monitoring the Well-being of Veterans: The April 2021 QoL Framework report is a joy to A Veteran Well-being Surveillance Frame- read, and is thoughtful, transparent, and com- Why might we require a re-think about “educa- work (2017–) mitted to evolution of the framework in light of7.