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Fugue
(Hardcover)
Alejandro Casas
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This book examines an interdependent approach to happiness and
well-being, one that contrasts starkly with dominant approaches
that have originated from Western culture(s). It highlights the
diversity of potential pathways towards happiness and well-being
globally, and answers calls - voiced in the UN’s Sustainable
Development Goals - for more socially and environmentally
sustainable models. Leading global organizations including the
OECD, UNICEF, and UNESCOÂ are now proposing human happiness
and well-being as a more sustainable alternative to a myopic focus
on GDP growth. Yet, the definition of well-being offered by these
organizations derives largely from the philosophies, social
sciences, and institutional patterns of Europe and the United
States. Across seven chapters this book carefully probes the
inadequacy of these approaches to well-being globally and reveals
the distorting effect this has on how we imagine our world,
organize institutions, and plan our collective future(s). It shares
a wealth of evidence and examples from across East Asia - a region
where interdependence remains foregrounded - and concludes by
provocatively arguing that interdependence may provide a more
sustainable approach to happiness and well-being in the 21st
century. A timely and accessible book, it offers fresh insights for
scholars and policymakers working in the areas of psychology,
health, sociology, education, international development, public
policy, and philosophy. This is an open access book.
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