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oapen-20.500.12657-519122021-12-14T02:44:54Z Happiness—Concept, Measurement and Promotion Ng, Yew-Kwang Promote Happiness Subjective Wellbeing Welfare Life Satisfaction Purpose of Life Public Policy Open Access bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KJ Business & management::KJM Management & management techniques::KJMV Management of specific areas::KJMV2 Personnel & human resources management bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HP Philosophy::HPQ Ethics & moral philosophy This open access book defines happiness intuitively and explores several common conceptual mistakes with regard to happiness. It then moves on to address topical issues including, but not limited to, whether money can buy you happiness, why happiness is ultimately the only thing of intrinsic value, and the various factors important for happiness. It also presents a more reliable and interpersonally comparable method for measuring happiness and discusses twelve factors, from A to L, that are crucial for individual happiness: attitude, balance, confidence, dignity, engagement, family/friends, gratitude, health, ideals, joyfulness, kindness and love. Further, it examines important public policy considerations, taking into account recent advances in economics, the environmental sciences, and happiness studies. Novel issues discussed include: an environmentally responsible happy nation index to supplement GDP, the East Asian happiness gap, a case for stimulating pleasure centres of the brain, and an argument for higher public spending. 2021-12-13T18:54:50Z 2021-12-13T18:54:50Z 2022 book ONIX_20211213_9789813349728_2 9789813349728 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/51912 eng application/pdf n/a 978-981-33-4972-8.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-981-33-4972-8 Springer Nature Springer Singapore 10.1007/978-981-33-4972-8 10.1007/978-981-33-4972-8 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 2fe9be8d-9490-4142-a872-0077151b8f73 9789813349728 Springer Singapore 183 Bern [grantnumber unknown] Fudan University 复旦大学 open access
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This open access book defines happiness intuitively and explores several common conceptual mistakes with regard to happiness. It then moves on to address topical issues including, but not limited to, whether money can buy you happiness, why happiness is ultimately the only thing of intrinsic value, and the various factors important for happiness. It also presents a more reliable and interpersonally comparable method for measuring happiness and discusses twelve factors, from A to L, that are crucial for individual happiness: attitude, balance, confidence, dignity, engagement, family/friends, gratitude, health, ideals, joyfulness, kindness and love. Further, it examines important public policy considerations, taking into account recent advances in economics, the environmental sciences, and happiness studies. Novel issues discussed include: an environmentally responsible happy nation index to supplement GDP, the East Asian happiness gap, a case for stimulating pleasure centres of the brain, and an argument for higher public spending.
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