Measuring well-being: A Buen Vivir (living well) indicator for Ecuador
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14647
ISSN: 0303-8300
ISSN: 1573-0921
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-020-02434-4
ISSN: 0303-8300
ISSN: 1573-0921
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-020-02434-4
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Buen Vivir (Living Well in English) is a concept that breaks traditional paradigms. The central idea which underpins this philosophy is the balanced relationship between people and their community and natural surroundings. In other terms, it is based on enjoying human rights responsibly while respecting common goods within the context of a harmonious coexistence. The present study explores this idea to measure well-being in Ecuador, one of the countries where this concept was first introduced. The multidimensional nature of Buen Vivir involves a great deal of complexity when conducting analyses from a holistic perspective, which is the reason empirical studies on this issue are quite scarce. In the present work, an indicator is constructed by weighing different sub-indicators of well-being, such happiness and life satisfaction, trust and satisfaction with government and community, security, physical housing characteristics and environmental concern. For this purpose, individual data on...