The Psychological Wealth of Nations: Do Happy People Make a Happy Society?ISBN: 978-1-4051-9210-1
Paperback
260 pages
February 2012, Wiley-Blackwell
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The Psychological Wealth of Nations reviews the range of new
scientific research related to individual and societal
happiness.
- Presents a comprehensive review of happiness, from conceptual and measurement issues to an exploration of predictors and consequences of happiness
- Explores the psychology and economics of happiness and examines the correlations between societal wealth, productivity, and happiness in different countries
- Offers compelling insights into the ways individual happiness impacts the psychological wealth of overall society
- Features a highly interdisciplinary approach, with considerations of philosophy, sociology, economics, political sciences, as well as psychology