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The practices of happiness : political economy, religion and wellbeing / edited by John Atherton, Elaine Graham and Ian Steedman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Steedman, Ian., Editor.
- Series:
- Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 132.
- Routledge frontiers of political economy The practices of happiness
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Happiness--Religious aspects.
- Happiness.
- Economics--Religious aspects.
- Economics.
- Quality of life--Happiness.
- Quality of life.
- Well-being.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (297 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Taylor & Francis 2011
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- There is growing evidence that rising levels of prosperity in Western economies since 1945 have not been matched by greater incidences of reported well-being and happiness. Indeed, material affluence is often accompanied instead by greater social and individual distress. A growing literature within the humanities and social sciences is increasingly concerned to chart not only the underlying trends in recorded levels of happiness, but to consider what factors, if any, contribute to positive and sustainable experiences of well-being and quality of life. Increasingly, such research is focusing--
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Political economy
- pt. 2. Contributions to other social sciences
- pt. 3. Reflections on foundations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 1-136-93754-4
- 1-136-93755-2
- 1-282-73273-0
- 9786612732737
- 0-203-84690-7
- 9780203846902
- OCLC:
- 664232442
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