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" Happiness, economics and politics : "
edited by Amitava Krishna Dutt and Benjamin Radcliff.
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973040
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b727410
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Happiness, economics and politics : : towards a multi-disciplinary approach /\ edited by Amitava Krishna Dutt and Benjamin Radcliff.
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Cheltenham, Glos, UK ;Northampton, MA :: Edward Elgar,, ©2009.
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ix, 362 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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1848440936
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: 9781848440937
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The history of happiness and contemporary happiness studies / Darrin M. McMahon -- On the measurement and mismeasurement of happinesss: contemporary theories and methodological directions / Anthony D. Ong -- How do we assess how happy we are? Tenets, implications and tenability of three theories / Ruut Veenhoven -- Happiness and domain satisfaction: new directions for the economics of happiness / Richard A. Easterlin and Onnicha Sawangfa -- Happiness when temptation overwhelms willpower / Alois Stutzer -- Happiness and the relative consumption hypothesis / Amitava Krishna Dutt -- The Easterlin Paradox revisited / Robert H. Frank -- Does inequality matter to individual welfare? An initial exploration based on happiness surveys from Latin America / Carol Graham and Andrew Felton -- Perceptions of discrimination, effort to obtain psychological balance and relative wages: can we infer a happiness gradient? / Arthur Goldsmith -- Politics and happiness: an empirical ledger / Alexander C. Pacek -- Democracy and happiness: what causes what? / Ronald Inglehart -- The causal link between happiness and democratic welfare regimes / Charlotte Ridge, Tom Rice and Matthew Cherry -- Labor organization and the quality of life in the American states / Suzanne M. Coshow and Benjamin Radcliff -- Should national happiness be maximized? / Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer -- Change your actions, not your circumstances: an experimental test of the Sustainable Happiness Model / Kennon M. Sheldon and Sonja Lyubmirsky -- What is to be done? Toward a 'happier' world / Amitava Krishna Dutt and Benjamin Radcliff.
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"This timely and important book presents a unique study of happiness from both economic and political perspectives. It offers an overview of contemporary research on the emergent field of happiness studies and contains contributions by some of the leading figures in the field." "General issues such as the history and conceptualization of happiness are explored, and the underpinning theories and empirics analyzed. The ways in which economic and political factors - both separately and interactively - affect the quality of human life are examined, illustrating the importance of a self-consciously multi-disciplinary approach to the field. In particular, the effects of consumption, income growth, inequality, discrimination, democracy, the nature of government policies, and labor organization on happiness are scrutinized. In conclusion, the contributors prescribe what can and should be done at individual and societal levels to improve human well-being and happiness." "This wide-ranging and interdisciplinary book makes a unique contribution to the literature. As such, it will prove a fascinating read for students and scholars of economics, political science, psychology, sociology, and of course, to those with a special interest in the analysis of happiness and human well-being."--BOOK JACKET.
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Economics-- Philosophy.
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Economics-- Psychological aspects.
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Happiness-- Economic aspects.
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Well-being-- Economic aspects.
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Economics-- Philosophy.
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Economics-- Psychological aspects.
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Ekonomi-- psykologiska aspekter.
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Glück
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Glück.
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Happiness-- Economic aspects.
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Lycka-- ekonomiska aspekter.
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Lycka-- etik.
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Politische Philosophie
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Politische Philosophie.
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Politische Psychologie
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Politische Psychologie.
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Wirtschaftsphilosophie
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Wirtschaftsphilosophie.
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Wirtschaftspsychologie
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Wirtschaftspsychologie.
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Wirtschaftswissenschaften.
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Glück.
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| Dewey Classification
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330.01
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HB74.P8H3735 2009
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QB 100rvk
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QC 010rvk
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QW 300rvk
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Dutt, Amitava Krishna.
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Radcliff, Benjamin,1963-
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