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Bronsteen, John,

Happiness and the law / Happiness & the law John Bronsteen, Christopher Buccafusco, Jonathan S. Masur. - x, 289 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-282) and index.

Measuring happiness -- Well-being analysis -- Well-being analysis vs. cost-benefit analysis -- Happiness and punishment -- Adaptation, affective forecasting, and civil litigation -- Some problems with preference theories and objective theories -- A hedonic theory of well-being -- Addressing objections to the hedonic theory.

ISBN: 9780226075495 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2014014663

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Happiness.
Well-being.
Sociological jurisprudence.

LC Class. No.: K380 / .B765 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 340/.115 / B7896h