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Item Details
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REDISTRIBUTING HAPPINESS
HOW SOCIAL POLICIES SHAPE LIFE SATISFACTION |
| By: |
Hiroshi Ono, Kristen Schultz Lee |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£50.00 |
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£50.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1440832978 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781440832970 |
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Currently 1item in stock |
| Publisher: |
ABC-CLIO |
| Pub. date: |
28 August, 2016 |
| Pages: |
190 |
| Description: |
Drawing on international comparisons of data on happiness, this book offers both general and academic audiences a simple, deep, and honest answer to the timeless question: "What makes people happy"? |
| Synopsis: |
Drawing on international comparisons of data on happiness, this book offers both general and academic audiences a simple, deep, and honest answer to the timeless question: "What makes people happy"? * Coalesces survey data from 29 countries and highlights country-specific examples and cases to offer readers an insightful global perspective grounded in high-quality social science * Addresses the age-old question of "Does money buy happiness?" and offers an original and surprising answer * Delivers the takeaway message that social context is more powerful than any one determinant of individual happiness (such as economics or psychology) * Presents a hopeful prognosis for future generations: that key decisions societies make as a whole-about issues like inequality, public policy, and family-serve to shape happiness |
| Illustrations: |
15 |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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