Happiness - 2nd revised edition

Informationen zum Autor Richard Layard is founder and former director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. He is the author of the ground-breaking Happiness: Lessons from a New Science (2005), which has been published in nineteen languages, and (with David Clark) Thrive: The Power of Psychological Therapies (2014). He is co-editor (with John Helliwell and Jeffrey Sachs) of the annual World Happiness Report, and has been instrumental in the development of improving access to psychological therapies in the UK. Klappentext Richard Layard is a leading economist who believes that the happiness of society does not necessarily equate to its income. He is best known for his work on unemployment and inequality, whihc provided the intellectual basis for Britain's improved unemployment policies. He founded the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, and since 2000 he has been a member of the House of Lords. His research into the subject of happiness brings together findings from such diverse areas as psychology, neuroscience, economics, sociology and philosophy. Zusammenfassung Shows that there is a paradox at the heart of our lives. This title describes that most people want more income and yet as societies become richer, they do not become happier.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Layard
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.04.2011
• EAN: 9780241952795
• ISBN: 978-0-241-95279-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Sociology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General, Popular psychology, Economic theory and philosophy