期刊名称:International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
电子版ISSN:2146-4138
出版年度:2018
卷号:8
期号:4
页码:214-221
语种:English
出版社:EconJournals
摘要:Efforts of the governments of various states to raise the level of social welfare by means of developmental mechanisms, one of which is the Happiness Index (HI) as a new and complementary measurement of the outcomes of development, always experiences policy transformation. Based on the Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) method of analysis, at provincial level (of all 33 provinces of Indonesia) 4 grouping of HI, according to Economic and non-Economic elements. Based on the results of the study, each area needs to use the HI measurement as one of the indicators for quantifying the outcomes of development in the area. The findings also revealed the importance of considering social aspects as determinants of community happiness. Consequently the central and regional governments need to consider the inclusion of HI as one of the accompaniments to the economic indicators especially in the current era of decentralisation.
关键词:Development Indicators; Happiness Index; Economic and Non-economic