{"product_id":"the-politics-of-happiness-what-government-can-learn-from-the-new-research-on-well-being-9780691152561","title":"The Politics of Happiness: What Government Can Learn from the New Research on Well-Being","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew insights into what makes people happy and how policymakers can foster greater satisfaction for all\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the past forty years, thousands of studies have been carried out on the subject of happiness. Some have explored the levels of happiness or dissatisfaction associated with typical daily activities, such as working, seeing friends, or doing household chores. Others have tried to determine the extent to which income, family, religion, and other factors are associated with the satisfaction people feel about their lives. The Gallup organization has begun conducting global surveys of happiness, and several countries are considering publishing periodic reports on the growth or decline of happiness among their people. One nation, tiny Bhutan, has actually made Gross National Happiness the central aim of its domestic policy. How might happiness research affect government policy in the United States--and beyond? In \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, former Harvard president Derek Bok examines how governments could use the rapidly growing research data on what makes people happy--in a variety of policy areas to increase well-being and improve the quality of life for all their citizens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBok first describes the principal findings of happiness researchers. He considers how reliable the results appear to be and whether they deserve to be taken into account in devising government policies. Recognizing both the strengths and weaknesses of happiness research, Bok looks at the policy implications for economic growth, equality, retirement, unemployment, health care, mental health, family programs, education, and government quality, among other subjects. Timely and incisive, \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e sheds new light on what makes people happy and how government policy could foster greater satisfaction for all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Bok\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691152561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek Bok\u003c\/b\u003e is the 300th Anniversary Research Professor at Harvard University. From 1971 to 1991, he served as Harvard's twenty-fifth president, and he served again as interim president from 2006 to 2007. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe State of the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Government\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of the River \u003c\/i\u003e(Princeton).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40087156424819,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_73141019-cb48-40d0-9570-8617cdcce541.jpg?v=1652539047","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-politics-of-happiness-what-government-can-learn-from-the-new-research-on-well-being-9780691152561","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}