The Pursuit of Happiness: An Economy of Well-Being

The Pursuit of Happiness: An Economy of Well-Being
ISBN-10
081572439X
ISBN-13
9780815724391
Series
The Pursuit of Happiness
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
164
Language
English
Published
2012-07-25
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Author
Carol L. Graham

Description

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.

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