A Quantitative Analysis of Regional Well-Being: Identity and Gender in India, South Africa, the USA and the UK (Routledge Studies in Development Economics) - Softcover

Borooah, Vani Kant

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367564270 ISBN 13: 9780367564278

Publisher: Routledge, 2022

Synopsis

Using data from the World Values Survey, this book sheds light on the link between happiness and the social group to which one belongs. The work is based on a rigorous statistical analysis of differences in the probability of happiness and life satisfaction between the predominant social group and subordinate groups.

The cases of India and South Africa receive deep attention in dedicated chapters on cast and race, with other chapters considering issues such as cultural bias, religion, patriarchy, and gender. An additional chapter offers a global perspective. On top of this, the longitudinal nature of the data facilitates an examination of how world happiness has evolved between 1994 and 2014.

This book will be a valuable reference for advanced students, scholars and policymakers involved in development economics, well-being, development geography, and sociology.

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About the Author

Vani Kant Borooah is Emeritus Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Ulster, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367564270
• ISBN 13: 9780367564278
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 202