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Record Nr.

UNINA9910157840103321

Autore

Clark Rodney

Titolo

Happiness and economic growth : lessons from developing countries

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

ISBN

0-19-179074-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Collana

Studies of policy reform Happiness and economic growth

Disciplina

330

Soggetti

Economics - Psychological aspects

Economics - Philosophy

Happiness - Economic aspects

Income distribution

Economic Theory

Business & Economics

Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This title analyses the relationship between income and subjective well-being, and in particular in the context of developing countries. Several chapters focus on China and underline how the rise in unemployment and income inequality has undermined the well-being effects of economic development.