UID:
edoccha_9958064225502883
Format:
1 online resource (297 pages)
ISBN:
1-136-93754-4
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1-136-93755-2
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1-282-73273-0
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9786612732737
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0-203-84690-7
Series Statement:
Routledge frontiers of political economy The practices of happiness
Content:
There is growing evidence that rising levels of prosperity in Western economies since 1945 have not been matched by greater incidences of reported well-being and happiness. Indeed, material affluence is often accompanied instead by greater social and individual distress. A growing literature within the humanities and social sciences is increasingly concerned to chart not only the underlying trends in recorded levels of happiness, but to consider what factors, if any, contribute to positive and sustainable experiences of well-being and quality of life. Increasingly, such research is focusing--
Note:
pt. 1. Political economy -- pt. 2. Contributions to other social sciences -- pt. 3. Reflections on foundations.
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Also available in print form.
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English
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780415746830
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203846902
