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The politics of happiness: What government can learn from the new research on well-being

2010 Princeton University Press ;ISBN: 9780691144894 ;ISBN: 0691144893 ;ISBN: 9780691152561 ;ISBN: 069115256X ;ISBN: 9781400832194 ;ISBN: 1400832195 ;EISBN: 9781400832194 ;EISBN: 1400832195 ;DOI: 10.1515/9781400832194 ;OCLC: 647874761 ;LCCallNum: HN60

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  • Title:
    The politics of happiness: What government can learn from the new research on well-being
  • Author: Bok, Derek Curtis
  • Subjects: 1993 ; Civics & Citizenship ; Economics ; Happiness ; International Relations ; Life satisfaction ; Policy making ; Political psychology ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Psychology ; Public policy ; Quality of life ; Social policy ; Surveys ; U.S.A ; United States ; Well-being
  • Description: During the past forty years, thousands of studies have been carried out on the subject of happiness. Some have explored the levels of happiness or dissatisfaction associated with typical daily activities, such as working, seeing friends, or doing household chores. Others have tried to determine the extent to which income, family, religion, and other factors are associated with the satisfaction people feel about their lives. The Gallup organization has begun conducting global surveys of happiness, and several countries are considering publishing periodic reports on the growth or decline of happiness among their people. One nation, tiny Bhutan, has actually made "Gross National Happiness" the central aim of its domestic policy. How might happiness research affect government policy in the United States--and beyond? In The Politics of Happiness, former Harvard president Derek Bok examines how governments could use the rapidly growing research data on what makes people happy--in a variety of policy areas to increase well-being and improve the quality of life for all their citizens.
  • Publisher: Princeton: Princeton University Press
  • Creation Date: 2010
  • Format: 272
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 9780691144894
    ISBN: 0691144893
    ISBN: 9780691152561
    ISBN: 069115256X
    ISBN: 9781400832194
    ISBN: 1400832195
    EISBN: 9781400832194
    EISBN: 1400832195
    DOI: 10.1515/9781400832194
    OCLC: 647874761
    LCCallNum: HN60
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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