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Why a Basic Needs Approach? Why a Basic Needs Approach?
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Economic Issues and Basic Psychological Needs Economic Issues and Basic Psychological Needs
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The Capabilities Approach and Its Mediation The Capabilities Approach and Its Mediation
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Freedoms, Human Rights, and Basic Need Satisfaction Freedoms, Human Rights, and Basic Need Satisfaction
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Primary Goods: How Human Rights Impact Basic Needs Primary Goods: How Human Rights Impact Basic Needs
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Governments, Regulations, and the Individual Governments, Regulations, and the Individual
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The Process Aspect The Process Aspect
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The Content Aspect The Content Aspect
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Self-Determination of Groups versus Individuals and the Role of Government Self-Determination of Groups versus Individuals and the Role of Government
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Basic Psychological Needs and Future Social Change Basic Psychological Needs and Future Social Change
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References References
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56 The Social Conditions for Human Flourishing: Economic and Political Influences on Basic Psychological Needs
Get accessRichard M. Ryan, Professor, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University
Cody R. DeHaan, Immersyve, Inc.
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Published:23 February 2023
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Abstract
In this chapter we review recent conceptualizations and research regarding the impact of political and economic systems on people’s thriving through their effects on basic needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Self-determination theory (SDT) particularly stresses how thriving requires both access to resources (e.g., education, healthcare) and freedoms (e.g., rights for identity choice, freedom from discrimination). Illustrating this are studies using economic and philosophical models of capabilities and social primary goods, the positive effects of which are largely mediated by SDT’s basic needs. The chapter also includes discussion of how governments create compliance by either controlling or autonomy-supportive means, with differing effects. SDT supplies a critical and comparative perspective on both economic and political policies and practices using its criteria of meeting human needs.
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