02047nam a2200409 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003700112020003400149020001800183020002700201040002100228035002100249050002500270082001700295100002600312245009700338260006100435300002300496490002700519504005100546505019400597520038700791533015201178650003801330650001501368650002101383650001701404655002901421710001701450830002701467856012601494999001701620ebr10583968CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||110520s2011    dcua    sb    001 0 eng d  z  2011020418  z9780815721277 (cloth alk. paper)  z0815721277 (cloth alk. paper)  z9780815724049  z9780815724391 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)74302208114aHB74.P8bG733 2011eb04a330.01/92231 aGraham, Carol,d1962-14aThe pursuit of happinessh[electronic resource] :ban economy of well-being /cCarol Graham.  aWashington, D.C. :bBrookings Institution Press,cc2011.  axi, 164 p. :bill.1 aA Brookings focus book  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aHappiness : 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?.  a"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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2011.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aEconomicsxPsychological aspects. 0aHappiness. 0aQuality of life. 0aUncertainty. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc. 0aBrookings focus books.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10583968zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c82447d82447