[Mind's Eye] The practical politics of well-being

I rather like this title, so when I found a paper on it looked forward
to an insightful read. Yiu can find it here -
http://www.neweconomics.org/publications/the-practical-politics-of-well-being

I was disappointed - I don;t disagree with the stuff, just found it
dated and rather like Herzberg's motivational theory from the late
1950's. Has anyone found anything with a really practical bent in
this area?