relation: http://eprints.imtlucca.it/3865/
title: (a cura di) Policies for Happiness
creator: Bartolini, Stefano
creator: Bilancini, Ennio
creator: Bruni, Luigino
creator: Porta, Pierluigi
subject: HB Economic Theory
subject: HJ Public Finance
description: In recent years, debates on the economics of happiness have shown that, over the long-term, well-being is influenced more by social and personal relationships than by income. This evidence challenges the traditional economic policy paradigm that has emphasized income as the primary determinant of well-being. This volume brings together contributions from leading scholars to ask: What should be done to improve the quality of people's lives? Can economic and social changes be made which enhance well-being? What policies are required? How do policies for well-being differ from traditional ones targeted on redistribution, the correction of market inefficiencies, and growth? Are there dimensions of well-being that have been neglected by traditional policies? Is happiness a meaningful policy target? The volume presents reflections and proposals which constitute a first step towards answering these questions.
publisher: Oxford University Press
date: 2016
type: Book
type: PeerReviewed
identifier:   Bartolini, Stefano and Bilancini, Ennio and Bruni, Luigino and Porta, Pierluigi  (a cura di) Policies for Happiness.    Oxford University Press, pp. 1-304.  ISBN 9780198758730      (2016)