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Neo-humanism is a cultural movement to prioritize people over markets by  re-orienting social and economic activities. Research on subjective  well-being provides valuable insights to promote sustainable development  in modern societies, a target that has proved to be elusive so far.  Neo-humanism offers a unifying narrative and indicates that it is  possible to decouple consumption from subjective well-being, creating  conditions for socially and environmentally sustainable high-quality  lives. On one hand, evidence suggests that it is possible to promote a  virtuous cycle in which investing in subjective well-being, through  policies for social relations, reduces the need to consume and supports  collective action, which is necessary to protect the environment and to  improve subjective well-being. Higher well-being, on the other hand,  contributes to efficiency gains that can be used to reduce working time,  and to decouple income (and consumption) from subjective well-being.  This decoupling will contribute to high quality of life, and to…