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Happiness Around the World - The paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires (Paperback)
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Happiness Around the World - The paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires (Paperback)
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For centuries the pursuit of happiness was the preserve of either
the philosopher or the voluptuary and took second place to the
basic need to survive on the one hand, and the pressure to conform
to social conventions and morality on the other. More recently
there is a burgeoning interest in the study of happiness, in the
social sciences and in the media. Can we really answer the question
what makes people happy? Is it really grounded in credible methods
and data? Is there consistency in the determinants of happiness
across countries and cultures? Are happiness levels innate to
individuals or can policy and the environment make a difference?
How is happiness affected by poverty? By economic progress? Is
happiness a viable objective for policy? This book is an attempt to
answer these questions, based on research on the determinants of
happiness in countries around the world, ranging from Peru and
Russia to the U.S. and Afghanistan. The book reviews the theory and
concepts of happiness, explaining how these concepts underpin a
line of research which is both an attempt to understand the
determinants of happiness and a tool for understanding the effects
of a host of phenomena on human well being. The research finds
surprising consistency in the determinants of happiness across
levels of development. Yet there is still much debate over the
relationship between happiness and income. The book explores the
effects of many mediating factors in that relationship, ranging
from macroeconomic trends and democracy to inequality and crime. It
also reviews what we know about happiness and health and how that
relationship varies according to income levels and health status.
It concludes by discussing the potential - and the potential
pitfalls - of using happiness surveys to contribute to better
public policy.
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