Section 1 presents definitions of welfare put forward in various contexts
such as popular discourse, academia, and linguistics. This is done in order to
emphasise the variety of understandings of the concept, as this can help clarify
the situational position of the term, i.e., the context and time within which it is
embedded. The section ends with suggestions for a definition of welfare and indicators
which might be used to measure welfare at the macro and micro levels.