The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being by William Davies

The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being

William Davies

320 pages 2015

6 editions

nonfiction economics politics psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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When Jeremy Bentham proposed that government should run “for the greatest benefit of the greatest number,” he posed two problems: what is happiness and how can we measure it? With the rise of positive psychology, freakonimics, behavioural economic...

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