Happiness around the world : the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires
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書誌事項
Happiness around the world : the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires
Oxford University Press, 2012
- : pbk
大学図書館所蔵 全10件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Originally published: 2009
Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-240) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
For centuries the pursuit of happiness was the preserve of either the philosopher or the voluptuary and took second place to the basic need to survive on the one hand, and the pressure to conform to social conventions and morality on the other. More recently there is a burgeoning interest in the study of happiness, in the social sciences and in the media. Can we really answer the question what makes people happy? Is it really grounded in credible methods and data? Is
there consistency in the determinants of happiness across countries and cultures? Are happiness levels innate to individuals or can policy and the environment make a difference? How is happiness affected by poverty? By economic progress? Is happiness a viable objective for policy? This book is an
attempt to answer these questions, based on research on the determinants of happiness in countries around the world, ranging from Peru and Russia to the U.S. and Afghanistan.
The book reviews the theory and concepts of happiness, explaining how these concepts underpin a line of research which is both an attempt to understand the determinants of happiness and a tool for understanding the effects of a host of phenomena on human well being. The research finds surprising consistency in the determinants of happiness across levels of development. Yet there is still much debate over the relationship between happiness and income. The book explores the effects of many
mediating factors in that relationship, ranging from macroeconomic trends and democracy to inequality and crime. It also reviews what we know about happiness and health and how that relationship varies according to income levels and health status. It concludes by discussing the potential - and the
potential pitfalls - of using happiness surveys to contribute to better public policy.
目次
- Introduction - Why Study Happiness?
- 1. The Economics of Happiness
- 2. The Happiness and Income Debate: Substance, Methodology, and the Easterlin Paradox
- 3. The Determinants of Happiness around the World
- 4. Does Happiness Matter?
- 5. Happiness and Health across Countries and Cultures
- 6. Economic Growth, Crises, Inequality, and More
- 7. Adapting to Good and Bad Fortune: How Friends, Freedom, Crime, and Corruption affect Happiness
- 8. Happiness around the World: Lessons - and Questions - for Policy
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