Happiness around the world: the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires (harback)

Introduction - Why Study Happiness?. 1. The Economics of Happiness. 2. The Happiness and Income Debate: Substance, Methodology, and the Easterlin Paradox. 3. The Determinants of Happiness around the World. 4. Does Happiness Matter?. 5. Happiness and Health across Countries and Cultures. 6. Economic Growth, Crises, Inequality, and More. 7. Adapting to Good and Bad Fortune: How Friends, Freedom, Crime, and Corruption affect Happiness. 8. Happiness around the World: Lessons - and Questions - for Policy.

Well-written...[Graham's] lucid text is an easy read... Happiness Around the World offers a welcome, thought-provoking, and engaging snapshot of this emerging field.