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The Psychological Wealth of Nations: Do Happy People Make a Happy Society?
Contributor(s): Oishi, Shigehiro (Author)
ISBN: 1405192119     ISBN-13: 9781405192118
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $114.48  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: February 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Social Psychology
- Psychology | Emotions
Dewey: 152.42
LCCN: 2011045994
Series: Contemporary Social Issues
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 260 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The Psychological Wealth of Nations reviews the range of new scientific research related to individual and societal happiness.

  • Presents a comprehensive review of happiness, from conceptual and measurement issues to an exploration of predictors and consequences of happiness
  • Explores the psychology and economics of happiness and examines the correlations between societal wealth, productivity, and happiness in different countries
  • Offers compelling insights into the ways individual happiness impacts the psychological wealth of overall society
  • Features a highly interdisciplinary approach, with considerations of philosophy, sociology, economics, political sciences, as well as psychology