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UNINA9910790099103321 |
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Autore |
Hirata Johannes. |
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Titolo |
Happiness, ethics and economics / / Johannes Hirata |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-80857-4 |
1-283-10379-6 |
9786613103796 |
1-136-80858-2 |
0-203-82847-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge frontiers of political economy ; ; 142 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Happiness - Economic aspects |
Economics - Psychological aspects |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The evidence on happiness -- Relative income and happiness -- Happiness and ethics -- Happiness and good development -- Happiness-oriented societal development under the premise of democracy -- Orientation for a knowledgeable world. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Despite decades of empirical happiness research, there is still little evidence for the positive effect of economic growth on life satisfaction. This poses a major challenge to welfare economic theory and to normative conceptions of socio-economic development. This book endeavours to explain these findings and to make sense of their ethical implications.While most of the existing literature on empirical happiness research is ultimately interested in understanding how to improve human lives and societal development, the ethical backdrop against which these findings are evaluate |
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