03374nam 22006612 450 991046332280332120151005020622.01-107-35785-31-107-23761-01-107-34448-41-107-25565-11-107-34823-41-107-34573-11-107-34198-11-139-34437-4(CKB)2670000000338720(EBL)1139721(SSID)ssj0000834751(PQKBManifestationID)11442688(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000834751(PQKBWorkID)10981626(PQKB)11197223(UkCbUP)CR9781139344371(MiAaPQ)EBC1139721(Au-PeEL)EBL1139721(CaPaEBR)ebr10695377(CaONFJC)MIL485874(OCoLC)841809707(EXLCZ)99267000000033872020120319d2013|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe political economy of human happiness how voters' choices determine the quality of life /Benjamin Radcliff, University of Notre Dame[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2013.1 online resource (viii, 205 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).1-107-64442-9 1-107-03084-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: 1. The democratic pursuit of happiness; 2. Market democracy; 3. Citizens or market participants?; 4. The scientific study of happiness; 5. The size of the state; 6. Labor unions and economic regulation; 7. The American states; 8. Between market and morality.Data, methods and theories of contemporary social science can be applied to resolve how political outcomes in democratic societies determine the quality of life that citizens experience. Radcliff seeks to provide an objective answer to the debate between left and right over what public policies best contribute to people leading positive and rewarding lives. Radcliff offers an empirical answer, relying on the same canons of reason and evidence required of any other issue amenable to study through social-scientific means. The analysis focuses on the consequences of three specific political issues: the welfare state and the general size of government, labor organization, and state efforts to protect workers and consumers through economic regulation. The results indicate that in each instance, the program of the Left best contributes to citizens leading more satisfying lives and, critically, that the benefits of greater happiness accrue to everyone in society, rich and poor alike.Social choiceQuality of lifeRight and left (Political science)Social choice.Quality of life.Right and left (Political science)302/.13072Radcliff Benjamin1963-888277UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910463322803321The political economy of human happiness1984464UNINA