@article{1431141,
      recid = {1431141},
      author = {Oman, Susan,},
      title = {Understanding well-being data : improving social and  cultural policy, practice and research /},
      pages = {1 online resource :},
      abstract = {This Open Access book addresses the need to think about  well-being data: how well-being is understood and the ways  evidence is ostensibly used to improve society. Well-being  data is pivotal in decisions that affect our life chances,  livelihoods and quality of life. It is increasingly  valuable to companies with their eyes on profit,  organisations looking to make a social impact, and  governments focussed on societal problems. Following the  data is a now-familiar phrase in Covid-19 policy  communications. This book follows well-being data back  centuries, showing it has long been used to track the  health and wealth of society. It questions assumptions that  have underpinned over 200 years of social science,  statistical and policy work. Understanding Well-being Data  is a readable, introductory book with real-life examples.  It offers practitioners an accessible view under-the-bonnet  of data collection, analyses and uses to see how they  actually operate and what they enact. Understanding the  contexts of data and decision-making are critical for  policy, practice and research that aims to do good, or at  least avoid harm. While the limitations of well-being data  remain unaddressed, its positive contribution for society  can never be fully realised. Through its comprehensive  survey and critical lens, this book provides tools to  promote better understanding of the power and potential of  well-being data, and the limits of their application.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1431141},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72937-0},
}