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Policies for happiness, Stefano Bartolini, Ennio Bilancini, Luigino Bruni, and Pier Luigi Porta

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Policies for happiness

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Stefano Bartolini, Ennio Bilancini, Luigino Bruni, and Pier Luigi Porta

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Happiness research is raising new questions that capture the attention of a growing public audience. This book considers three classes of such questions, attempting to provide answers in a format that is broadly accessible. The first class of questions considered pertains to foundational issues and can be summarized as follows: should happiness research be taken seriously for the purposes of policy-making? Is subjective well-being a meaningful policy target at all? Can research on subjective well-being be used to advise governments on reforms aimed at increasing happiness? This book tries to answer by directly confronting happiness advocates and their opponents. The second class of questions pertains to more practical issues and can be summarized as follows: if happiness research can be taken seriously, does it identify dimensions of well-being that have been neglected by traditional policies? In particular, does it suggest that we should shift the current focus of policies from growth to something different? This book tries to answer by asking questions to leading global experts on the subject. The last class of questions pertains to the history of political and economic thought, and can be summarized as follows: what can we learn from the way we used to think about happiness and public policies in the past? What is the relationship with how we think about it now? The answers in this book come from the study of "civil economy" and "relational goods."--, Provided by publisher

Introduction Stefano Bartolini, Ennio Bilancini, Luigino Bruni, and Pier Luigi Porta Part I Should Happiness Research Be Taken Seriously for Policy-Making Purposes? 1 Policy Consequences of Happiness Research Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer 2 Is Happiness a Matter for Governments? Robert Sugden and Joshua Chen-Yuan Teng 3 Comment on Sugden and Teng Richard Layard 4 Happiness, Habits, and High Rank Andrew E. Clark 5 Adaptation amidst Prosperity and Adversity Carol Graham Part II Which Policies, since Happiness Research Has to be Taken Seriously? Targeting Social Capital, Values, and Education 6 Materialistic Values and Well-being Tim Kasser 7 Life Satisfaction and Quality of Development John F. Helliwell 8 Social Capital Predicts Happiness Over Time Stefano Bartolini, Ennio Bilancini, and Francesco Sarracino 9 Promoting Trust through Institutional Design Vittorio Pelligra 10 Why Policies for Children, Early Education, and Culture? Maurizio Pugno Part III From the Past to the Present 11 Civil Economy Pier Luigi Porta 12 Public Happiness and Relational Goods Luigino Bruni

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