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U.K. to Start Measuring Happiness; Should Everybody Else?
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON -- Well, you can't fault the British government for lack of initiative. In addition to a sweeping reorganization of its National Health Service and a massive overhaul of its welfare system, Prime Minister David Cameron has put one more thing on Whitehall's "to do" list: measuring the happiness of its citizens. Beginning Nov. 25, the Office of National Statistics will be asked to produce measures that gauge Britons' psychological and environmental well-being. Those questions will be added to the government's existing household survey as early as next spring. The idea is to generate a ...
Poverty Rx: Cash Payments Are Best Way to Help Poor, Study Finds
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyHow do we end world poverty? Boy, that's a head-scratcher. It's right up there with "Does God exist?" and "What's the meaning of life?" And here's a radical answer: Give the poor some money. And don't tell them what to do with it. Sounds crazy, right? Not according to three scholars in the United Kingdom. In a new study titled "Just Give Money to the Poor," Joseph Hanlon, Armando Barrientos and David Hulme argue that giving small amounts of cash on a regular basis to poor people may actually be the most effective way to lift developing countries out of poverty. The scholars ground their ...
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