Capabilities and Happiness

by Luigino Bruni

Book Overview

Few would dispute that the well-being of individuals is one of the most desirable aims of human actions. However, approaches on how to define, measure, evaluate, and promote well-being differ widely. The conventional economic approach takes income (or the power to acquire market goods) as the most important indicator for well-being, and the utility function as the formal device for positive and normative analysis. However, this approach to well-being...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199532141
• ISBN13: 9780199532148
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"