Happiness around the world :: the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires /
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 stu...
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Zusammenfassung: | 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 thereconsistency in the determinants of happiness across countries and cultures? Are happiness levels innate to individuals or c. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xviii, 249 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-240) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780191572937 0191572934 9780199549054 0199549052 9780191808586 019180858X |
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504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-240) and index. | ||
505 | 0 | |a List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Economics of Happiness; CHAPTER 2 The Happiness and Income Debate: Substance, Methodology, and the Easterlin Paradox; CHAPTER 3 The Determinants of Happiness around the World; CHAPTER 4 Does Happiness Matter?; CHAPTER 5 Happiness and Health across Countries and Cultures; CHAPTER 6 Economic Growth, Crises, Inequality, and More; CHAPTER 7 Adapting to Good and Bad Fortune: How Friends, Freedom, Crime, and Corruption affect Happiness; CHAPTER 8 Happiness around the World: Lessons -- and Questions -- for Policy. | |
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contents | List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Economics of Happiness; CHAPTER 2 The Happiness and Income Debate: Substance, Methodology, and the Easterlin Paradox; CHAPTER 3 The Determinants of Happiness around the World; CHAPTER 4 Does Happiness Matter?; CHAPTER 5 Happiness and Health across Countries and Cultures; CHAPTER 6 Economic Growth, Crises, Inequality, and More; CHAPTER 7 Adapting to Good and Bad Fortune: How Friends, Freedom, Crime, and Corruption affect Happiness; CHAPTER 8 Happiness around the World: Lessons -- and Questions -- for Policy. |
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spelling | Graham, Carol, 1962- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92005994 Happiness around the world : the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires / Carol Graham. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. 1 online resource (xviii, 249 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier 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 thereconsistency in the determinants of happiness across countries and cultures? Are happiness levels innate to individuals or c. Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-240) and index. List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Economics of Happiness; CHAPTER 2 The Happiness and Income Debate: Substance, Methodology, and the Easterlin Paradox; CHAPTER 3 The Determinants of Happiness around the World; CHAPTER 4 Does Happiness Matter?; CHAPTER 5 Happiness and Health across Countries and Cultures; CHAPTER 6 Economic Growth, Crises, Inequality, and More; CHAPTER 7 Adapting to Good and Bad Fortune: How Friends, Freedom, Crime, and Corruption affect Happiness; CHAPTER 8 Happiness around the World: Lessons -- and Questions -- for Policy. Print version record. Economics Psychological aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040859 Happiness Economic aspects. Quality of life. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85109445 Well-being. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006001941 Human comfort. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85062853 Économie politique Aspect psychologique. Bonheur Aspect économique. Qualité de la vie. Bien-être. quality of life. aat comfort (sensation) aat BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Economics Theory. bisacsh Human comfort fast Economics Psychological aspects fast Happiness Economic aspects fast Quality of life fast Well-being fast has work: Happiness around the world (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFMC8b83Bfd6YPtYcTvktC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Graham, Carol, 1962- Happiness Around the World. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780199549054 (OCoLC)435730803 OUP E-Books. FWS01 ZDB-4-EBU FWS_PDA_EBU https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=302403 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Graham, Carol, 1962- Happiness around the world : the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires / OUP E-Books. List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Economics of Happiness; CHAPTER 2 The Happiness and Income Debate: Substance, Methodology, and the Easterlin Paradox; CHAPTER 3 The Determinants of Happiness around the World; CHAPTER 4 Does Happiness Matter?; CHAPTER 5 Happiness and Health across Countries and Cultures; CHAPTER 6 Economic Growth, Crises, Inequality, and More; CHAPTER 7 Adapting to Good and Bad Fortune: How Friends, Freedom, Crime, and Corruption affect Happiness; CHAPTER 8 Happiness around the World: Lessons -- and Questions -- for Policy. Economics Psychological aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040859 Happiness Economic aspects. Quality of life. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85109445 Well-being. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006001941 Human comfort. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85062853 Économie politique Aspect psychologique. Bonheur Aspect économique. Qualité de la vie. Bien-être. quality of life. aat comfort (sensation) aat BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Economics Theory. bisacsh Human comfort fast Economics Psychological aspects fast Happiness Economic aspects fast Quality of life fast Well-being fast |
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title | Happiness around the world : the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires / |
title_auth | Happiness around the world : the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires / |
title_exact_search | Happiness around the world : the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires / |
title_full | Happiness around the world : the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires / Carol Graham. |
title_fullStr | Happiness around the world : the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires / Carol Graham. |
title_full_unstemmed | Happiness around the world : the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires / Carol Graham. |
title_short | Happiness around the world : |
title_sort | happiness around the world the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires |
title_sub | the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires / |
topic | Economics Psychological aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040859 Happiness Economic aspects. Quality of life. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85109445 Well-being. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006001941 Human comfort. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85062853 Économie politique Aspect psychologique. Bonheur Aspect économique. Qualité de la vie. Bien-être. quality of life. aat comfort (sensation) aat BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Economics Theory. bisacsh Human comfort fast Economics Psychological aspects fast Happiness Economic aspects fast Quality of life fast Well-being fast |
topic_facet | Economics Psychological aspects. Happiness Economic aspects. Quality of life. Well-being. Human comfort. Économie politique Aspect psychologique. Bonheur Aspect économique. Qualité de la vie. Bien-être. quality of life. comfort (sensation) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Economics Theory. Human comfort Economics Psychological aspects Happiness Economic aspects Quality of life Well-being |
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