Happiness, economics and politics towards a multi-disciplinary approach / [electronic resource] :
edited by Amitava Krishna Dutt and Benjamin Radcliff.
- Cheltenham, Glos, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2009.
- 1 online resource (ix, 362 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Happiness -- pt. II. Happiness and economics -- pt. III. Happiness and politics -- pt. IV. What is to be done?
This timely and important book presents a unique study of happiness from both economic and political perspectives. It offers an overview of contemporary research on the emergent field of happiness studies and contains contributions by some of the leading figures in the field.