Module 7: Strengthening accountability for progress
Congratulations on completing Module 7!
This module has :
offered five criteria to help distinguish between genuine wellbeing economy approaches and wellbeing economy 'window dressing'
described the wellbeing economy journey of Wales and how the Welsh Well-being of Future Generations Act has strengthened accountability for wellbeing, what the results have been and which ongoing challenges remain
set out how civil society organisations around the world are taking action towards legislation for the wellbeing of future generations
With Module 7, this course has come to an end. We hope that through this course you have gained valuable new insights to help drive positive change in your local context.
In the meantime, if you’d like to continue to learn about a wellbeing economy, become a WEAll member to be inspired and find opportunities for collaboration with other members. And, as always, please share your feedback on this Module with us in the End-of Course survey. We’d love to hear your thoughts!
Further reading
If you’d like to read more about ‘Building accountability for a wellbeing economy?’, have a look at the following resources:
Davidson, J. (2022). Futuregen. Lessons from a small country. Chelsea Green Publishing.
Howe, S. & Nutbeam, D. (2023). Interview with inaugural Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe: Embedding a wellbeing approach in government. Public Health Research and Practice, 33 (2): 3322314, doi: 10.17061/phrp3322314
McCartney, G., Hensher, M. & Trebeck, K. (2023). How to measure progress towards a wellbeing economy: distinguishing genuine advances from ‘window dressing’. Public Health Research & Practice, 33(2), https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp3322309
The Wales Future Generations Commission’s website.