Theorising wellbeing in international development

摘要: Development and wellbeing At first sight it appears incongruous to discuss in relation developing countries. Most often, properly, our attention concern is for the many people who experience suffering as a consequence of their poverty. However, there are number reasons why important confront this apparent incongruity. The acknowledge fully rounded humanity poor men, women children countries; recognising that they not completely defined by poverty, nor can be understood its terms alone. Poor countries strive achieve themselves children. For poorest, worst instances, will largely struggle limit extent illbeing suffering. But even alongside deprivations, able some elements what conceive wellbeing, Biswas-Diener Diener (2001) demonstrate; without this, we would argue, lives unbearable. Furthermore, striking non-poor often appear high levels life satisfaction. Wellbeing far from an irrelevant concept study international development. From perspective notion poverty (or rather poverties) has limitations literature around becoming increasingly complex muddled.