| Description |
xi, 164 p. : ill. |
| Series |
A Brookings focus book |
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Brookings focus books.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Happiness : a new science -- What we mean by happiness : a "theory" of agency and well-being -- Happiness around the world : what we know -- Adaptation and other puzzles -- GNH versus GNP?. |
| Summary |
"Focuses on the role in the policymaking process of new metrics for measuring the effects on individual well-being of institutional, macroeconomic, and policy environments--for example, the effects of macroeconomic uncertainty and lack of access to health insurance--as well as the effects of factors such as commuting time, divorce, job status, and obesity"--Provided by publisher. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Economics -- Psychological aspects.
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Happiness.
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Quality of life.
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Uncertainty.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780815721277 (cloth alk. paper) |
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0815721277 (cloth alk. paper) |
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9780815724049 |
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9780815724391 (electronic bk.) |
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