Introduction to Living Standards and Social Well-Being

This special issue contains five articles on the subject of living standards and well-being, important topics in social economics. The authors assess the so-called squirrel cage of work-and-spend, and the culture of overconsumption in the USA and other industrialized countries. They evaluate overwor...

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Published in:Review of social economy 2008-03, Vol.66 (1), p.1-5
Main Authors: Figart, Deborah M., Marangos, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
basic income
Consumption
Family
family policy
Income
Introduction
John A. Ryan
living standards
P.R. Sarkar
Social conditions
Standard of living
Well-being
Work-life balance
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Summary:This special issue contains five articles on the subject of living standards and well-being, important topics in social economics. The authors assess the so-called squirrel cage of work-and-spend, and the culture of overconsumption in the USA and other industrialized countries. They evaluate overwork and the implications for balancing work and family, and underwork and the need for a basic income. The articles in this special issue point to a myriad of policy proposals to be found not only in employer practices but through broader universal policy solutions as well, such as nationally applicable labor standards, and access to paid leave and flexible scheduling.
ISSN:0034-6764
1470-1162
DOI:10.1080/00346760701309868