Contribution of Natural and Economic Capital to Subjective Well-Being: Empirical Evidence from a Small-Scale Society in Kodagu (Karnataka), India

2015 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. 919-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Zorondo-Rodríguez ◽  
Mar Grau-Satorras ◽  
Jenu Kalla ◽  
Katie Demps ◽  
Erik Gómez-Baggethun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Capital ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being

Hope as a Critical Resource for Small Scale Farmers in Mpumalanga

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Goldin
Keyword(s):  
Social Action ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Capability Approach ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Emotional Life ◽  
The Capability Approach

I contrast formal institutional structures that are part of water resources management policy and practice with more fluid ‘outside’ spaces that I claim are more apt for participatory engagement around food production. I link these ideas to a discussion on hope. I make three distinct contributions. First the paper expands on the theoretical concerns of the Capability Approach by bringing to the fore the linkages between subjective well-being and emotions. The paper thus connects the Capability Approach and discourses of affect and emotions explicit. The Capability Approach (CA) is a helpful entry point into the idea of hope in particular and emotions in general. Second, I claim that emotions are of public concern and that they are embedded structurally. In these spaces the dimension of power is crucial in determining the nature of the emotions that are experienced, and there is a connection between hope and power. I argue that emotions mediate and inform social action and are a function of social processes. Third, I affirm that in the essentially technical and masculinised world of water, rural women farmers are more likely to experience positive feelings, such as self-esteem, hope, pride and dignity, in informal ‘outside’ spaces. Within the context of an ethics of care, the idea of ‘particularism’ places value on concrete circumstances and individual experience and the incorporation of emotions and compassion into a social justice discourse. I propose that hope be considered amongst a range of mental states contributing to valuable and complex social functionings that are relevant for assessing poverty and human development. Looking at emotional life might help answer the question: what makes people do what they do – and whether and in what ways they take on (or do not take on) board opportunities that present themselves? The article concludes that hope is a mental state that helps command commodities and helps achieve functionings. As such hope is an input as important as seeds and fertilizer for small-scale farming.

Germany’s Challenges: Immigration Barriers in Minds, Economic Concerns and Subjective Well Being

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 468-478
Author(s):  
Burak Erkut
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Political System ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Political ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Current Topic ◽  
Level Problem ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
A Current ◽  
The Eu

The analysis aims to provide the hypothesis that the emerging anti-immigration movements in Germany made use of people’s concerns on the issues of immigration, trust in the political system of Germany and economic insecurity to find support. It shows on which ground anti-immigration movements in Germany reached popularity. The democratic deficit problem is a perceived problem in Germany. The European-level problem can be seen as rooted in Germany’s role in the EU. Three channels are identified which shape the attitude on migration: Dislike of immigrants, economic concerns and trusting other people. The analysis provides empirical evidence within a theoretical framework to a current topic in economics which was mainly restricted to people’s attitudes towards migration. Furthermore, the analysis provides empirical evidence for the corporatism hypothesis and channels shaping the attitude towards migration.

scholarly journals Subjective Well-being of Indramayu Regency’s Fishermen

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Zuzy Anna ◽  
Rahmahwati Rosidah ◽  
Iskandar ◽  
Achmad Rizal ◽  
Tri Dewi K. Pribadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Fishing Gear ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Average Standard Deviation ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Satisfaction Domain

Fisherman in Indonesia is still dominated by small-scale fishermen or traditional fishermen. This condition is very vulnerable to poverty with condition is identical with low well-being. This research was conducted in Indramayu from February to May 2018 by interviewing 100 fishermen. This study aims to analyze the domain of life satisfaction and subjective well-being of fishermen because prosperity is generally measured objectively through standards made by the government. Structured questionnaires are used to find out whether they are satisfied with their life or not in certain conditions such as satisfaction with fishing gear, government policies, the environment, the relationship between them and others. Life satisfaction domain analysis is used to determine which domain is the most dominant. The method used in this study is a purposive sampling method which is a sample determination technique with certain considerations. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, namely average, standard deviation, and variance. Subjective welfare levels are categorized into four classes, very poor, poor, good, and very good. The results show that Indramayu. Fishermen belong to a very good subjective well-being.   Keywords: Subjective Well-being, Fishermen, Fishing Gear, Well-being domain

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on Socio Economic Condition of City People: Lessons From the Selected KCC Area

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-126
Author(s):  
Md Nazmul Haque ◽  
Saifullah Bin Ansar ◽  
Gitisree Biswas ◽  
Md Razzakul Islam ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Economic Condition ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Scale Assessment ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims to provide a small-scale quantitative overview about the impact on socio economic condition in lockdown wards of Khulna City Corporation (KCC), Bangladesh due to this pandemic. Online survey for primary data was conducted through 158 respondents and the informants belongs to different types of occupation such as student, govt. employee, businessman etc. Secondary data was obtained from various credential sources. With the socioeconomic stress of COVID-19, people’s satisfaction level is measured with well-known index life scale assessment to measure the judgmental component of subjective well-being. This study reveals that 44% respondents who preferred online based activities which are directly related with online activity and occupation related activities rather than physically involved activities (33%) due to maintain social distancing. Besides about 46% maid was suspended due to hygienic concern and 45% driver was suspended because of the inability of maintenance cost i.e. an economic pressure which has been reflected on all classes of people. According to life scale assessment, 35% people were slightly dissatisfied and only 1% of them are extremely satisfied during this situation. It means that maximum of the people allows their living condition to be in the less satisfied range during this pandemic situation. Besides, hospital accessibility has been analyzed among the lockdown wards and it is observed that ward no.-24 whose has good accessibility with 292 m distance from the locality but poor condition has been observed in ward no.-17. To attenuate these ill socioeconomic conditions, initiatives of inclusive cooperation of different stakeholders should be taken spontaneously. Journal of Engineering Science 11(2), 2020, 117-126

scholarly journals Valuing Urban Landscape Using Subjective Well-Being Data: Empirical Evidence from Dalian, China

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erda Wang ◽  
Nannan Kang ◽  
Yang Yu
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being
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