Human Well-Being and Policy in South Asia

Dr VK Shrotryia is a Professor at the Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India. He has taught in Bhutan for around a decade and developed an interest in the study of quality-of-life, happiness and gross national happiness. He coauthored a chapter on the history of human well-being in South Asia for a volume (The Pursuit of Human Well-Being - The Untold Global History) edited by Richard Estes & Joe Sirgy and published by Springer. He recently drafted a monograph on inclusion of happiness in public policy in India for India Policy Foundation, New Delhi. His academic interest includes well-being, happiness, and corporate strategies. He is one of the experts involved in the activities of Rajya Anand Sansthan (State Happiness Institute), Madhya Pradesh, India. His current research areas include developing alternatives to GDP to measure progress at national & global level and developing strategies for making organizations happy.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Analysis of QOL indicators in SA region.- Chapter 3. Major Policy interventions - Human Well-Being (QOL) issues.- Chapter 4. Human Well-Being Policy and Discussion.- Chapter 5. Conclusion and the way forward.- Index.