The
pursuit of happiness
an economy of well-being
Graham, Carol
1962-
creator
ebrary, Inc
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Electronic books.
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Washington, D.C
Brookings Institution Press
c2011
2011
monographic
eng
xi, 164 p. : ill.
"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.
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?.
Carol Graham.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Economics
Psychological aspects
Happiness
Quality of life
Uncertainty
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