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HB74.P8 G73 2009eb
HB74
.
P8
G73
2009eb
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0191572934
(Number (ISBN
019180858X
(Number (ISBN
0199549052
(Number (ISBN
9780191572937
(Number (ISBN
9780191808586
(Number (ISBN
9780199549054
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b798469
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Happiness around the world :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires /
First Statement of Responsibility
Carol Graham.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xviii, 249 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-240) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Economics of Happiness; CHAPTER 2 The Happiness and Income Debate: Substance, Methodology, and the Easterlin Paradox; CHAPTER 3 The Determinants of Happiness around the World; CHAPTER 4 Does Happiness Matter?; CHAPTER 5 Happiness and Health across Countries and Cultures; CHAPTER 6 Economic Growth, Crises, Inequality, and More; CHAPTER 7 Adapting to Good and Bad Fortune: How Friends, Freedom, Crime, and Corruption affect Happiness; CHAPTER 8 Happiness around the World: Lessons -- and Questions -- for Policy.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
For centuries the pursuit of happiness was the preserve of either the philosopher or the voluptuary and took second place to the basic need to survive on the one hand, and the pressure to conform to social conventions and morality on the other. More recently there is a burgeoning interest in the study of happiness, in the social sciences and in the media. Can we really answer the question what makes people happy? Is it really grounded in credible methods and data? Is thereconsistency in the determinants of happiness across countries and cultures? Are happiness levels innate to individuals or c.
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238332
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Happiness Around the World.
International Standard Book Number
9780199549054
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Economics-- Psychological aspects.
Happiness-- Economic aspects.
Quality of life.
Well-being.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Economics-- Theory.
Economics-- Psychological aspects.
Happiness-- Economic aspects.
Quality of life.
Well-being.
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
BUS-- 069030
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
330
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01
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
HB74
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P8
Book number
G73
2009eb
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Graham, Carol,1962-
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201207110203.0
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pn
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