Happiness, Ethics and Economics

ISBN-13: 9780415584043 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 190 str.

Johannes Hirata

Opis

Modern happiness research has produced a wealth of evidence on the relationship between economic conditions and life satisfaction. This book provides an interpretation of this evidence and shows that it can be understood with the help of a handful of psychological and economic effects.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. The Evidence on Happiness  3. Relative Income and Happiness  4. Happiness and Ethics  5. Happiness and Good Development  6. Happiness-Oriented Societal Development Under the Premise of Democracy  7. Orientation for a Knowledgeable World

O autorze

Johannes Hirata is Professor of Economics at the University of Applied Sciences of Osnabrück, Germany.