Anand Paul (Professor Of Economics At The Open University And Research Associate At Oxford University)
Anand Paul (Professor Of Economics At The Open University And Research Associate At Oxford University) - Happiness Explained What Human Flourishing Is And What We Can Do To Promote It - Hardcover
Anand Paul (Professor Of Economics At The Open University And Research Associate At Oxford University) - Happiness Explained What Human Flourishing Is And What We Can Do To Promote It - Hardcover
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Description: What is human happiness and how can we promote it? These questions are central to human existence and Happiness Explained draws on scientific research from economics psychology and philosophy as well as a range of other disciplines to outline a new paradigm in which human flourishing plays a central role in the assessment of national and global progress. It shows why the traditional national income approach is limited as a measure of human wellbeing and demonstrates how the contributors to happiness wellbeing and quality of life can be measured and understood across the human life course. Discussing wide - ranging aspects from parenting decent employment friendship education and health in old age through to money autonomy and fairness as well as personal strategies and governmental polices used in the pursuit of happiness it offers a science - based understanding of human flourishing. Written by an economist involved in helping governmental organisations move 'beyond GDP' Happiness Explained shows how a wide range of factors that contribute to better and happier lives and how together they provide a new blueprint for the assessment of progress in terms of personal wellbeing.
Title: Happiness Explained What Human Flourishing Is And What We Can Do To Promote It
Author(s): Anand Paul (Professor Of Economics At The Open University And Research Associate At Oxford University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198735458
Pages: 158 Pages, 1 Table
Publication Date: 5/17/2016
Category: Welfare Economics
Description: What is human happiness and how can we promote it? These questions are central to human existence and Happiness Explained draws on scientific research from economics psychology and philosophy as well as a range of other disciplines to outline a new paradigm in which human flourishing plays a central role in the assessment of national and global progress. It shows why the traditional national income approach is limited as a measure of human wellbeing and demonstrates how the contributors to happiness wellbeing and quality of life can be measured and understood across the human life course. Discussing wide - ranging aspects from parenting decent employment friendship education and health in old age through to money autonomy and fairness as well as personal strategies and governmental polices used in the pursuit of happiness it offers a science - based understanding of human flourishing. Written by an economist involved in helping governmental organisations move 'beyond GDP' Happiness Explained shows how a wide range of factors that contribute to better and happier lives and how together they provide a new blueprint for the assessment of progress in terms of personal wellbeing.
Title: Happiness Explained What Human Flourishing Is And What We Can Do To Promote It
Author(s): Anand Paul (Professor Of Economics At The Open University And Research Associate At Oxford University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198735458
Pages: 158 Pages, 1 Table
Publication Date: 5/17/2016
Category: Welfare Economics
