Wellbeing in Wales: a question of sustainability, economics, law, morality, and politics
When the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act, voted in the Senedd, received Royal Assent in 2015, Carl Sargeant AM (Assembly Member), the sponsoring minister, declared that Wales had placed sustainable development at the heart of all public policies. The Act states that the effect of decisio...
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Observatoire de la société britannique
2025
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| Online dostop: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Izvleček: | When the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act, voted in the Senedd, received Royal Assent in 2015, Carl Sargeant AM (Assembly Member), the sponsoring minister, declared that Wales had placed sustainable development at the heart of all public policies. The Act states that the effect of decisions on the needs of future generations must be factored into the decision-making process. It enshrines into law that the wellbeing of the current and future people of Wales is explicitly the core purpose of the government of Wales. The Welsh Act was then hailed as a landmark not just for Wales, but also for other European countries. This paper studies the core principles of this revolutionary act and the extent to which the Welsh Government has been able to implement and respect it. |
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