02739oam 2200649I 450 991082511120332120230725031037.01-136-80857-41-283-10379-697866131037961-136-80858-20-203-82847-X10.4324/9780203828472 (CKB)2670000000081905(EBL)668810(OCoLC)719595784(SSID)ssj0000469851(PQKBManifestationID)12231133(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469851(PQKBWorkID)10528043(PQKB)11077986(MiAaPQ)EBC668810(Au-PeEL)EBL668810(CaPaEBR)ebr10462709(CaONFJC)MIL310379(OCoLC)748780354(EXLCZ)99267000000008190520180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHappiness, ethics and economics /Johannes HirataLondon :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (209 p.)Routledge frontiers of political economy ;142Description based upon print version of record.0-415-74601-9 0-415-58404-3 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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.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 evaluateRoutledge frontiers of political economy ;142.HappinessEconomic aspectsEconomicsPsychological aspectsHappinessEconomic aspects.EconomicsPsychological aspects.338.9001Hirata Johannes.1712146MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825111203321Happiness, ethics and economics4104055UNINA