The illusion of well-being : [Book] : economic policymaking based on respect and responsiveness / Mark D. White.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York City, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014Description: 206 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- Text
- unmediated
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- 9781137364654 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9781137364661 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-200) and index.
In The Illusion of Well-Being, Mark D. White explains why using happiness as a tool for policymaking is misguided and unethical. Happiness is too vague a term to define, and too general a concept, to measure in a way that captures people's true feelings. He extends this critique to well-being in general and concludes that no measure of well-being can do justice to people's true interests, which are complex, multifaceted, and subjective.
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