ABSTRACT
One definition of a well-being economy (WE) consistent with a post-growth, post-consumerist vision comes from the Well-being Economy Alliance (WEAll), a global collaboration of groups and individuals seeking economic system transformation. WEAll (2024) describes a WE as “an economy designed to serve people and the planet, not the other way around. Rather than treating economic growth as an end in and of itself and pursuing it at all costs, a Wellbeing Economy puts our human and planetary needs at the center of its activities …”. For WEAll, a WE delivers on the need for fairness, dignity, purpose, nature, and participation. However, readers should be aware that when they encounter the term, others may use it differently (see Different Perspectives below).
