208 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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Despite decades of empirical happiness research, there is still little evidence for the positive effect of economic growth on life satisfaction. This poses a major challenge to welfare economic theory and to normative conceptions of socio-economic development. This book endeavours to explain these findings and to make sense of their ethical implications.
While most of the existing literature... Read more
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
Biography
Johannes Hirata is Professor of Economics at the University of Applied Sciences of Osnabrück, Germany.
"Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and researchers." - A. R. Sanderson, CHOICE (March 2012)
