Prethodno priopćenje
Wealth, poverty and happiness in the context of the difficult conditions of the early 21st century
Daria Rozborilová
; Národohospodárska fakulta, Bratislava, Slovačka
Sažetak
Wealth, poverty and happiness, as well as their interdependencies, respectively the mutual interrelations have attracted the interest of philosophers, economists, psychologists, sociologists, but also scientists from other disciplines, politicians and policy makers. The beginning of 21st is associated with the formation of new economies. The formation of new economies presents very complex, dynamic and costly process which, moreover, takes place in conditions of strong
globalization trends as well as in conditions of the global financial and economic crisis. The beginning of 21st century is associated with continued deepening polarization within individual countries, regions, but also in global context. This strengthens the position of a minor elite, weakens the position of the middle class and increasing number of people who are at risk of poverty. Complexity of the conditions requires special attention. The aim of the paper is to contribute to the
ongoing debate about the need for a new perception wealth, poverty and happiness, the need to respect their mutual relations and compliance, the need to identify the causes of having to change their perceptions and the consequences of these changes. On the basis of generalization of acquired theoretical and empirical knowledge to identify the possible alternatives for further development, that will correspond with the needs of the formation of new economies in the
difficult conditions in the early 21st century. The processing of the issues supposes the application of a multidisciplinary approach. A multidisciplinary approach is based mainly on knowledge of economics, sociology, positive psychology, political science. To check the hypothesis that there is a relationship and conditionality between wealth, poverty and happiness we use a wide spectrum indicators on the example of the EU.
Ključne riječi
wealth; poverty; happiness; new economy; polarization; minor elite
Hrčak ID:
132531
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.6.2013.
Posjeta: 1.296 *