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The pursuit of happiness : an economy of well-being
- Title
- The pursuit of happiness : an economy of well-being / Carol Graham.
- Author
- Graham, Carol, 1962-
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2011.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HB74.P8 G733 2011 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vii, 164 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Focuses on the role in the policymaking process of new metrics for measuring the effects on individual well-being of institutional, macroeconomic, and policy environments--for example, the effects of macroeconomic uncertainty and lack of access to health insurance--as well as the effects of factors such as commuting time, divorce, job status, and obesity"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- A Brookings focus book
- Uniform Title
- Brookings focus books
- Subject
- Economics > Psychological aspects
- Happiness
- Quality of life
- Uncertainty
- Happiness
- Quality of Life
- Économie politique > Aspect psychologique
- Bonheur
- Qualité de la vie
- Incertitude
- quality of life
- Economics > Psychological aspects
- Quality of life
- Uncertainty
- Glück
- Internationaler Vergleich
- Bruttonationalglück
- Wirtschaftsstatistik
- Wohlbefinden
- Wohlfahrt
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Happiness : a new science -- What we mean by happiness : a "theory" of agency and well-being -- Happiness around the world : what we know -- Adaptation and other puzzles -- GNH versus GNP?
- ISBN
- 9780815721277
- 0815721277
- LCCN
- 2011020418
- OCLC
- ocn696099411
- 696099411
- SCSB-14570668
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library