ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the global development perspective overarching international wellbeing. It then progresses to analyse a variety of wellbeing policies and associated measures. The evidence for a lack of social justice within and between countries is revealed through a comparison of global measures of wellbeing. Economic measures were historically used to demonstrate the 'progress' or 'development' that a country makes. The more uniform these economic measures, the easier it was to compare relative levels of international development. Dalziel and Saunders propose a wellbeing policy for New Zealand that synthesises the work of proponents of the economics of wellbeing. The chapter lists some principles that are basis for this policy. The UK's Office of National Statistics was tasked with measuring wellbeing in the UK. The measures are diverse and attempt to incorporate many aspects of wellbeing. Wider and systematic consideration of wellbeing has the potential to lead to better decisions by government, markets and the public and, as such, better outcomes.
