Poverty and happiness: An examination of the factors influencing happiness among the extreme poor in rural Ghana

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Every person desires some level of inner fulfilment at different stages of life and this could come from a combination of several factors including material and resource acquisition and social prestige. The challenge, however, is whether happiness levels across the different social strata are the same, especially among the poor and the neglected. Using data from the Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty survey in Ghana, we analyse the factors that influence happiness among the extreme poor. The positive and negative factors are discussed in the paper.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-92-9230-919-0
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2015/034

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Microeconomic Policy: Formulation, Implementation, and Evaluation ; Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
• Subject: happiness ; poor households ; rural Ghana

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Ayerakwa, Hayford M. ; Osei, Robert D. ; Osei-Akoto, Isaac
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2015

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2015/919-0
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/126331
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET