Can we be happier? : evidence and ethics

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Can we be happier? : evidence and ethics

Title remainder

evidence and ethics

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Richard Layard with George Ward

Creator

• Layard, Richard, 1934-

Contributor

• Ward, George

Author

• Ward, George

Subject

• Happiness
• Social change

Language

eng

Summary

Most people now realize that economic growth, however desirable, will not solve all our problems. Instead, we need a philosophy and a science which encompasses a much fuller range of human need and experience. This book argues that the goal for a society must be the greatest possible all round happiness, and shows how each of us can become more effective creators of happiness, both as citizens and in our own organizations. Written with Richard Layard's characteristic clarity, it provides hard evidence that increasing happiness is the right aim, and that it can be achieved. Its language is simple, its evidence impressive, its effect inspiring. --

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non fiction

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