Happiness and public policy : theory, case studies and implications
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Happiness and public policy : theory, case studies and implications
Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Happiness is a private matter and individual pursuit; however, public policy does have an important role and can contribute much through various enabling means. This volume discusses the determinants of happiness and presents case studies of how public policy can help promote happiness.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Happiness as the Only Ultimate Objective of Public Policy
- Y-k.Ng & L.S.Ho PART 1: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE STATE OF WELL BEING OF HUMANITY Quality-of-life in the Modern Society Measured with Happy Life Years
- R.Veenhoven PART 2: DETERMINANTS AND ORIGINS OF HAPPINESS: THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 'The 'Three Happinesses' and Public Policy'
- L.S.Ho Internal and External Determinants of Subjective Well Being: Review and Policy Implications
- U.Schimmack Economics and Happiness Research: Insights from Austrian and Public Choice Economics
- C.J.Coyne & P.J.Boettke PART 3: AREA AND POLICY CASE STUDIES Do Cigarettes Make Smokers Happier? J.Gruber & S.Mullainathan Happiness and the Pursuit of a Life Worth Living: An Anthropological Approach
- G.Mathews Psychological Approaches to the Relationship between Happiness and Public Policy in P.R. China
- K.Shi, X-l.Wang, R.Zheng, W.Shi, J-f.Lu & H-x.Fan Happiness and Development: Public Policy Initiatives in the Kingdom of Bhutan
- V.K.Shrotyria An Exploratory Study of Resilience among Hong Kong Employees: Ways to Happiness
- O-l.Siu, S.L.Chow, D.R.Phillips & L.Lin Fun, Fervour or Fitness? Sporting Cultures and Happiness
- B.Bridges PART 4: IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS Public Policy Implications of Behavioural Economics and Happiness Studies
- Y-k.Ng
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