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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
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imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
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First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
What makes people happy? Why should governments care about people's
well-being? How would policy change if well-being was the main
objective? The Origins of Happiness seeks to revolutionize how we
think about human priorities and to promote public policy changes
that are based on what really matters to people. Drawing on a
uniquely comprehensive range of evidence from longitudinal data on
over one hundred thousand individuals in Britain, the United
States, Australia, and Germany, the authors consider the key
factors that affect human well-being. The authors explore factors
such as income, education, employment, family conflict, health,
childcare, and crime--and their findings are not what we might
expect. Contrary to received wisdom, income inequality accounts for
only two percent or less of the variance in happiness across the
population; the critical factors affecting a person's happiness are
their relationships and their mental and physical health. More
people are in misery due to mental illness than to poverty,
unemployment, or physical illness. Examining how childhood
influences happiness in adulthood, the authors show that academic
performance is a less important predictor than emotional health and
behavior, which is shaped tremendously by schools, individual
teachers, and parents. For policymakers, the authors propose new
forms of cost-effectiveness analysis that places well-being at
center stage. Groundbreaking in its scope and results, The Origins
of Happiness offers all of us a new vision for how we might become
more healthy, happy, and whole.
This extraordinary and fundamental work is the first document
relating to the practice of analytical Jungian psychology that
gives a true case history in the sense that it attempts to record
in detail the analyst's own part in the process as well as the
patient's part. The analysis focuses on dreams and the hare as
archetype. Jungian analysis, with its interest in deep symbolism
and dreams, provides an ideal forum for complex interaction between
analyst and patient. This classic work demonstrates the potential
of an approach whose strengths are only now beginning to be
recognized.
Sustainable Development is now firmly on the planning agenda and is an issue neither practitioner nor academic can afford to ignore. Planning for a Sustainable Future provides a multi-disciplinary overview of sustainability issues in the land use context, focusing on principles and their application, the legal, political and policy context and the implication of sustainable development thinking for housing, urban design and property development as well as waste and transport. The book concludes by considering how sustainable and unsustainable impacts alike can be measured and modelled, providing real tools to move beyond rhetoric into practice.
What produces a happy society and a happy life? Thanks to the new
science of wellbeing, we can now answer this question using
state-of-the-art empirical evidence. This transforms our ability to
base our decisions on the outcomes that matter most, namely the
wellbeing of us all including future generations. Written by two of
the world's leading experts on the economics of wellbeing, this
book shows how wellbeing can be measured, what causes it, and how
it can be improved. The findings of the book are profoundly
relevant to all social sciences, including psychology, economics,
politics, behavioural science and sociology. This is the first
field-defining text on a new science that aims to span the whole of
human life. It will be an invaluable resource for undergraduate and
graduate students, as well as policy-makers and employers who will
be able to apply its insights in their professional and private
lives.
A new perspective on life satisfaction and well-being over the life
course What makes people happy? The Origins of Happiness seeks to
revolutionize how we think about human priorities and to promote
public policy changes that are based on what really matters to
people. Drawing on a range of evidence using large-scale data from
various countries, the authors consider the key factors that affect
human well-being, including income, education, employment, family
conflict, health, childcare, and crime. The Origins of Happiness
offers a groundbreaking new vision for how we might become more
healthy, happy, and whole.
Richard Layard is one of Britain's foremost applied economists. His
work has had a profound impact on the policy debate in Britain and
abroad. This book contains his most influential articles on
education, equality and income distribution and on the lessons of
economic transition in Eastern Europe. It is published along with a
companion volume. "Educational Inequality" argues that lifetime
inequality is the basic inequality we should worry about. In this
context education is a powerful instrument of redistribution, as
well as a national investment. Cash redistribution has efficiency
costs which can be calculated, but it may also serve to discourage
inefficient over-work arising from each person's efforts to earn
more than his neighbor. A final series of essays is based on
Layard's recent work on reform strategies in Russia and Poland. The
book opens with Richard Layard's personal credo "Why I became an
economist."
Richard Layard is one of Britain's foremost applied economists,
whose work has had a profound impact on the policy debate in
Britain and abroad. This book contains his most influential
articles on the subject of unemployment. It is published along with
a companion volume Inequality , which deals with these topics and
with economic transition. Unemployment explains what causes
unemployment and proposes remedies to reduce it. There is a strong
focus on how unemployed people are treated and how this affects
unemployment - including Layard's well-known recommendation of a
job-guarantee for long term unemployed people. Other key topics
covered are the effect of unions and wage bargaining, the effect of
low skill, and the possible role of rigid employment laws. The book
opens with Richard Layard's personal credo Why I became an
Economist .
The Handbook brings together a systematic review of the research
topics, empirical findings, and methods that comprise modern labor
economics. It serves as an introduction to what has been done in
this field, while at the same time indicating possible future
trends which will be important in both spheres of public and
private decision-making.
Part 1 is concerned with the classic topics of labor supply and
demand, the size and nature of the elasticities between the two,
and their impact on the wage structure. This analysis touches on
two fundamental questions: what are the sources of income
inequality, and what are the disincentive effects of attempts to
produce a more equal income distribution?
The papers in Part II proceed from the common observation that the
dissimilarity in worker skills and employer demands often tempers
the outcomes that would be expected in frictionless labor markets.
And the last
section of the Handbook deals explicitly with the role of
institutional structures (e.g. trade unions) that now form an
important part of modern labor economics.
The Handbook brings together a systematic review of the research
topics, empirical findings, and methods that comprise modern labor
economics. It serves as an introduction to what has been done in
this field, while at the same time indicating possible future
trends which will be important in both spheres of public and
private decision-making.
Part I is concerned with the classic topics of labor supply and
demand, the size and nature of the elasticities between the two,
and their impact on the wage structure. This analysis touches on
two fundamental questions: what are the sources of income
inequality, and what are the disincentive effects of attempts to
produce a more equal income distribution ?
The papers in Part II proceed from the common observation that the
dissimilarity in worker skills and employer demands often tempers
the outcomes that would be expected in frictionless labor markets.
And the last section of the Handbook deals explicitly with the role
of institutional structures (e.g. trade unions) that now form an
important part of modern labor economics.
For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please
see our home page on http: //www.elsevier.nl/locate/hes
Mental illness is a leading cause of suffering in the modern world.
In sheer numbers, it afflicts at least 20 percent of people in
developed countries. It reduces life expectancy as much as smoking
does, accounts for nearly half of all disability claims, is behind
half of all worker sick days, and affects educational achievement
and income. There are effective tools for alleviating mental
illness, but most sufferers remain untreated or undertreated. What
should be done to change this? In Thrive, Richard Layard and David
Clark argue for fresh policy approaches to how we think about and
deal with mental illness, and they explore effective solutions to
its miseries and injustices. Layard and Clark show that modern
psychological therapies are highly effective and could potentially
turn around the lives of millions of people at little or no cost.
This is because treating psychological problems generates huge
savings on physical health care, as well as massive economic
savings through more people working. So psychological therapies
would effectively pay for themselves, generating potential savings
for nations the world over. Layard and Clark describe how various
successful psychological treatments have been developed and explain
what works best for whom. They also discuss how mental illness can
be prevented through better schools and a better society, and the
urgency of doing so. Illustrating why we cannot afford to ignore
the issue of mental illness, Thrive opens the door to new options
and possibilities for one of the most serious problems facing us
today.
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