Freedom and the Pursuit of Happiness An Economic and Political Perspective |
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| Author:
| Bavetta, Sebastiano
Navarra, Pietro
Maimone, Dario |
| ISBN: | 978-1-316-00638-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $95.00 |
Book Description:
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Different types of freedom have different impacts on happiness, as socioeconomic circumstances change. As the economy grows, happiness depends more on non-intrusive institutions that do not constrain people's political and economic possibility of self-expression. The implications for policy cannot be underestimated: maximizing freedom is a major goal in the pursuit of happiness.
Different types of freedom have different impacts on happiness, as socioeconomic circumstances change. As the economy grows, happiness depends more on non-intrusive institutions that do not constrain people's political and economic possibility of self-expression. The implications for policy cannot be underestimated: maximizing freedom is a major goal in the pursuit of happiness.