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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465400703321

Autore

Graham Carol L

Titolo

The Pursuit of Happiness [[electronic resource] ] : An Economy of Well-Being

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington DC, : Brookings Institution Press, 2012

ISBN

1-282-24169-9

9786613812810

0-8157-2439-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 p.)

Disciplina

330.01/9

330.019

330.1

Soggetti

Economics -- Psychological aspects

Happiness

Quality of life

Uncertainty

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Happiness: A New Science; What We Mean by Happiness: A ""Theory"" of Agency and Well-Being; Happiness Around the World: What We Know; Adaptation and Other Puzzles; GNH Versus GNP?; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

In  The Pursuit of Happiness, renowned economist Carol Graham explores what we know about the determinants of happiness and clearly presents both the promise and the potential pitfalls of injecting the ""economics of happiness"" into public policymaking. While the book spotlights the innovative contributions of happiness research to the dismal science, it also raises a cautionary note about the issues that still need to be addressed before policymakers can make best use of them.