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100			_aWeimann, Joachim _eAuthor _917877
245			_aMeasuring happiness: _bthe economics of well-being / _cJoachim Weimann [et al.].
260			_aCambridge : _bMIT Press, _c2015.
300			_ax, 212p. : _c23 cm
504			_aInclude index and reference
520			_aThe authors examine the evolution of happiness research, considering the famous "Easterlin Paradox," which found that people's average life satisfaction didn't seem to depend on their income. But they question whether happiness research can measure what needs to be measured. Can money buy happinessIs income a reliable measure for life satisfactionIn the West after World War II, happiness seemed inextricably connected to prosperity. Beginning in the 1960s, however, other values began to gain ground: peace, political participation, civil rights, environmentalism. 'Happiness economics' a somewhat incongruous-sounding branch of what has been called 'the dismal science' has taken up the puzzle of what makes people happy, conducting elaborate surveys in which people are asked to quantify their satisfaction with 'life in general'. In this book, three economists explore the happiness-prosperity connection, investigating how economists measure life satisfaction and well-being. The authors examine the evolution of happiness research, considering the famous 'Easterlin Paradox', which found that people's average life satisfaction didn't seem to depend on their income. But they question whether happiness research can measure what needs to be measured. They argue that we should not assess people's well-being on a 'happiness scale', because that necessarily obscures true social progress. Instead, rising income should be understood as increasing opportunities and alleviating scarcity. Economic growth helps societies to sustain freedom and to finance social welfare programs. In this respect, high income may not buy happiness with life in general, but it gives individuals the opportunity to be healthier, better educated, better clothed, and better fed, to live longer, and to live well.-- An investigation of the happiness-prosperity connection and whether economists can measure well-being.
650			_aHappiness- Economic aspects _917878
650			_aWealth- Psychological aspects _917879
650			_aEconomics- Psychological aspects
700			_aKnabe, Andreas _eContributor _917880
700			_aSchob, Ronnie _eContributor _917881
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