The happy economist : happiness for the hard-headed / Ross Gittins.
The happy economist : happiness for the hard-headed / Ross Gittins.
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Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2010.
Date
2010.
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330.019/2 , G 2014/652
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English
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Physical content
v, 246 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Happiness and economics -- Pt. One: Micro happiness -- 1. What is happiness? -- 2. Evolution and happiness -- 3. Who is happy? -- 4. Money and happiness -- 5. Work and happiness -- 6. How to be happy -- Pt. Two: Macro happiness -- 7. What's wrong with economics -- 8. The economy and th...
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Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2010.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2010.
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Summary
"Most economists are obsessed with financial and economic measures, but not Ross Gittins. In The Happy Economist he mounts a provocative and persuasive case for a different approach. He argues that happiness is our most important measure of economic success."--Back cover.
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The happy economist : happiness for the hard-headed / Ross Gittins.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-246)
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF N330.019/14.
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330.019/2 , G 2014/652
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74VKdrLQxGLX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKdrLQxGLX
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1741756731 (pbk.)
9781741756739 (pbk.)
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330.019
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991019973569702626
