How Do We Assess How Happy We Are? Tenets, Implications and Tenability of Three Theories
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooksPublished 30 October 2009Open access
Ruut Veenhoven
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Abstract
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.
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