... And the Pursuit of Happiness - Wellbeing & the Role of Government (Paperback)

In spite of general reductions in government spending, the prime minister has found room in the government's budget to spend money on a major survey of what makes the British people happy. This will be used, in the prime minister's own words, to guide government policy towards improvements in general well-being rather than improvements in national income. But is it really true that government policy has always been orientated towards maximising GDP? Is it true that well-being does not increase as income increases? Is it true that more equal societies are happier societies? Can we really improve well-being through workplace legislation? Is it right to orientate government policy towards the single aim of increasing aggregate well-being across society as. a whole? These questions and many more are tackled by some of the leading intellectuals in the field. Overall, this monograph provides a substantial challenge to those who want to put the explicit pursuit of well-being at the heart of government policy.

General

Imprint:	Institute Of Economic Affairs
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2012
First published:	2012
Editors:	Philip Booth
Dimensions:	130 x 200 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-0-255-36656-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General
LSN:	0-255-36656-6
Barcode:	9780255366564

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