Maurizio Pugno

On the Foundations of Happiness in Economics

Reinterpreting Tibor Scitovsky

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Produktbeschreibung

Economic growth has extraordinarily increased the availability of market goods to satisfy people's need for comfort, but at the same time it has also raised great challenges to their working and family life. Will people learn the skill necessary to cope with these challenges and draw full enjoyment from economic growth? On the Foundations of Happiness in Economics explores this question by examining the work of Tibor Scitovsky, author of The Joyless Economy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 154mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 523g
• ISBN-13: 9781138838369
• ISBN-10: 1138838365
• Artikelnr.: 43678155

Autorenporträt

Maurizio Pugno is Professor of Economics at the University of Cassino, Italy.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Happiness in economics: the roots and perspectives of a research
programme
2. Scitovsky's research programme on human welfare
3. Enjoying creative activity by developing life skill
4. Comfort vs. creative activity as two sources of well-being
5. Addiction: from well-being to ill-being
6. Are we heading for a 'joyless economy'?
A new look at Scitovsky's concern
7. Keynes's 'Economic possibilities for our grandchildren':
Scitovsky's suggested new interpretation
8. Creative activity and well-being for a new economic growth
Conclusions