Screen LibraryThe politics of happiness：what government can learn from the new research on well-being
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Princeton University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton, N.J. |
| Publication Dates: | c2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | viii, 262 p.: chart ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780691144894 0691144893 |
| Index Number: | D771 |
| CLC: | D771.27 |
| Call Number: | D771.27/B686 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [212]-246) and index. What investigators have discovered -- The reliability of research on happiness -- Should policy-makers use happiness research? -- The question of growth -- What to do about inequality -- The threat of financial hardship -- Relieving suffering -- Marriages and families -- Education -- The quality of government -- The significance of happiness research. Describes the principal findings of happiness researchers, assesses the strengths and weaknesses of such research, and looks at how governments could use results when formulating policies to improve the lives of citizens. |