1religion permeats people’s conception of wellbeing. From Jamaica to Indonesia to Bangladesh, poor people repeatedly mentioned that having a quiet place to read the Bible and pray, undertaking a pilgrimage to Mecca, or attending/performing religious ceremonies was part of what they conceived of as living a good life.
2Improved understanding of wellbeing has changed conceptions of development in the last three decades.
3Dissatisfaction with monetary conceptions of poverty.