Happiness Explained - What human flourishing is and what we can do to promote it (Hardcover)

What is human happiness and how can we promote it? These questions are central to human existence and Happiness Explained draws on scientific research from economics, psychology, and philosophy, as well as a range of other disciplines, to outline a new paradigm in which human flourishing plays a central role in the assessment of national and global progress. It shows why the traditional national income approach is limited as a measure of human wellbeing and demonstrates how the contributors to happiness, wellbeing, and quality of life can be measured and understood across the human life course. Discussing wide-ranging aspects, from parenting, decent employment, friendship, education, and health in old age, through to money, autonomy, and fairness, as well as personal strategies and governmental polices used in the pursuit of happiness, it offers a science-based understanding of human flourishing. Written by an economist involved in helping governmental organisations move 'beyond GDP', Happiness Explained shows how a wide range of factors that contribute to better and happier lives and how, together, they provide a new blueprint for the assessment of progress in terms of personal wellbeing.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2016
Authors:	Paul Anand
Dimensions:	226 x 146 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-873545-8
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Promotions
LSN:	0-19-873545-6
Barcode:	9780198735458

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