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Some Foundational Factors for Promoting Human Flourishing

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This investigation examines several key factors believed to promote human flourishing, specifically: Factor 1: Age, Education, & Healthcare, Factor 2: Labor Force Participation, Factor 3: Crime, Factor 4: Income, Factor 5: Youth Unemployment and Factor 6: Voting Behavior. Data was examined at the county level, and collected from a variety of US government and non-governmental organizations. Our investigation into the conditions necessary to promote human flourishing uses internal migration within the United States (measured by moving to another county) as the indicator of “unhappy” communities. The findings reveal that all factors are important in emigration (i.e. leaving) somewhere, but the factors vary for different counties. As a result, attempts to address the ills of society require an appreciation of geography and context.

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  1. The question is always a normative one, as values and value judgements greatly shape all social institutions. There is no such thing as a “positive” value free social analysis.

  2. Often there can be a mis-match between individual needs and community assets, such as there not being the schools that fit what some students are looking for or businesses that do not require specific skill sets.

  3. Survey of Income and Program Participation.

  4. See also Wilkinson’s earlier book Unhealthy Societies: the Afflictions of Inequality (1996) which goes into the details on how inequality affects people’s health.

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  1. Department of Economics and Finance, Tobin College of Business, St. John’s University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, New York City, NY, 11439, USA

    Charles M. A. Clark

  2. Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University, 140 W. 62nd Street, Room 431, New York, NY, 10023, USA

    Alexander Buoye

  3. Tobin College of Business, St. John’s University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, New York City, NY, 11439, USA

    Timothy Keiningham

  4. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

    Jay Kandampully

  5. College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA

    Mark Rosenbaum

  6. Citi Foundation, New York, NY, USA

    Anuar Juraidini

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Clark, C.M.A., Buoye, A., Keiningham, T. et al. Some Foundational Factors for Promoting Human Flourishing. Humanist Manag J 4, 219–233 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41463-019-00064-8

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