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Well-Being: General Policy Considerations

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Well-Being in Latin America

Part of the book series: Human Well-Being Research and Policy Making ((HWBRPM))

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The well-being approach expands the set of instruments policy makers have at their disposal; public policy is enhanced and precision is gained in attaining the final goal of increasing people’s well-being. This implies a more efficient use of the scarce public resources.

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Rojas, M. (2020). Well-Being: General Policy Considerations. In: Well-Being in Latin America. Human Well-Being Research and Policy Making. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33498-7_13

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