Are Poor People Less Happy? Findings from Melanesia

被引:19
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作者
Feeny, Simon [1 ]
McDonald, Lachlan [1 ]
Posso, Alberto [1 ]
机构
[1] RMIT Univ, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
关键词
happiness; poverty; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Vanuatu; POVERTY; HAPPINESS; VARIABLES; LIFE;
D O I
10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.06.022
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
Measures of happiness are increasingly being used to inform development policy. This is particularly true in Melanesia where linkages between income and life satisfaction can be weak due to the dominance of semi-subsistence lifestyles. This paper examines the happiness of households in two Melanesian countries: Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The focus is on whether the poor are less happy. Findings indicate that wealth, increases in earnings, relative wealth, employment, and living on communally owned land are positively associated with happiness. Household size and food insecurity have a negative association. There is also strong support for poor households being less happy. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:448 / 459
页数:12
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