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The Pursuit Of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness
Subtitle:
An Economy of Well-Being
Book Category:
Business & Economics > General
Author:
Carol Graham
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN 10:
0815721277
ISBN 13:
9780815721277
Price:
USD 24.95
Publication Year:
2011

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In The Pursuit of Happiness, the latest addition to the Brookings FOCUS series, Graham explores what we know about the determinants of happiness, across and within countries at different stages of development. She then takes a look at just what we can do with that new knowledge and raises the challenges posed by the use of these measures as comparative indicators. Foremost among these are the extent to which people can adapt to adversity and still report to be happy (the "happy peasant and frustrated achiever" problem) and the need for clarity on the definition of happiness.

 
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