Economics, Religion and Happiness

ISBN-13: 9781032371351 / Twarda / 2023 / 150 str.

Vani Kant Borooah

Opis

This book takes the view that happiness is not always within our control but, instead, prey to the attitudes and actions of others. Following Jean-Paul Sartre’s aphorism, “hell is other people”, the broad theme of this book is that “unhappiness is other people”.

Spis treści

List of figures. List of tables. Preface. Setting the Scene. What Makes People Happy? Objective and Subjective Measures of Happiness. Religious Hatred and Religion-Based Violence. Income and Job Satisfaction. Prejudice. Conclusions. Index.

O autorze

Vani Kant Borooah is Emeritus Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Ulster, UK.