First book to examine wealth and its relation to subjective well-being (SWB)

Presents wealth as a crucial resource in understanding economic and subjective well-being

Shows that the level of wealth is equally important as the level of income in affecting SWB

First book to examine wealth and its relation to subjective well-being (SWB) Presents wealth as a crucial resource in understanding economic and subjective well-being Shows that the level of wealth is equally important as the level of income in affecting SWB

Autorentext
Gaël Brulé (PhD) is a post-doc researcher in happiness studies at University of Neuchâtel and Erasmus University of Rotterdam. His areas of expertise are sociology, cross-cultural comparison and happiness.
Christian Suter (PhD) is a professor of sociology at the university of Neuchâtel. His areas of expertise are among others: sociology, social indicators, social inequalities and subjective well-being.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction (Gaël Brulé & Christian Suter).- Part 1. Wealth & SWB : Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations.- Chapter 2. A Historiographic Look at the Link Between Wealth and SWB (Remy Pawin).- Chapter 3. A Review of Wealth & SWB (Ruut Veenhoven).- Chapter 4. "Poverties and Wealth: Competing Definitions And Alternative Approaches to Measurement (Richard Estes).- Chapter 5. From the Wealth of Nations to the Wealths of Nations (Mariano Rojas).- Part 2. Wealth & SWB : Methodological Considerations.- Chapter 6. The Difficulty to Disentangle the Influences of Income and Wealth on SWB (Claudia Senik).- Chapter 7. Wealth-SWB Relationship in the Frame of the Theory of Subjective Wellbeing homeostasis (Robert Cummins). Chapter 8. Monetary Valuations of Life Conditions in a Consistent Framework: The Life Satisfaction Approach (Shunsuke Managi).- Chapter 9. From Wealth to Health: Evaluating Microfinance as a Complex Intervention (Neil McHugh).- Part 3. Wealth & SWB: Empirical Findings-Household/Personal Wealth.- Chapter 10. Economic Resources and SWB among the Elderly Population (Moshe Semyonov).- Chapter 11. What Wealth Leads to SWB? Cross-National Evidence (Laura Ravazzini & Gaël Brulé).- Chapter 12. The Influence of Parental Wealth and Children's Educational Decisions and Parents' SWB (Nora Skopek & Oshrat Hochman).- Chapter 13.Personal Wealth and Happiness: A Work/Career Perspective (Louis Tay).- Part 4. Wealth & SWB: Empirical Findings- Housing Wealth.- Chapter 14. Home Ownership and Happiness in Switzerland (Gabrielle Wanzenried & Yvonne Seiler Zimmermann).- Chapter 15.Home Ownership and SWB in Czech Republic (Martin Lux).- Chapter 16. Housing Wealth and Tenure (change) Moderate the Relationship Between Divorce and SWB (Stéfanie André).- Part 5. Wealth & SWB: Empirical Findings-Consumption.- Chapter 17. Philanthropy and Happiness. Evidence from France (Charles Sellen).- Chapter 18. The Impact of Wealth, Household Net Income and Household Consumption on Life Satisfaction (Bruce Headey).- Chapter 19. Materialism and Satisfaction with Material Life (Joseph Sirgy).- Part 6. Wealth & SWB: Empirical Findings- Life Course and Life Events.- Chapter 20. Wealth as a Buffer for Life Events (Ursina Kuhn & Gaël Brulé).- Chapter 21. Wealth & Resilience (Jehane Simona).- Chapter 22. Life-course and Social Change (Andreas Motel-Klingebiel).- Chapter 23. Impact of Wealth Changes on SWB (Markus Grapka & Christoph Halbmeier). Part 7. Wealth Distributions & Policies.- Chapter 24. Widening Wealth Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries and Within Countries (Richard Estes).- Chapter 25. Has Middle Class Wealth Recovered? (Edward Wolff).- Chapter 26. Wealth, Trust and SWB (Anne Musson).- Chapter 27. Wealth Inequalities, Vulnerability and SWB (Tatjana Meschede & Tom Shapiro).- Chapter 28. Tax havens: How Does That Affect General Well-being? (Alex Michalos).- Chapter 29. Asset-Based Welfare and SWB in the UK (Beverley Searle). <p