Cooper, Cary L.
Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, Economics of Wellbeing
Part of the six-volume Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, this is a comprehensive look at the economics of wellbeing with coverage of history, research, policy, and practice.
- Examines the challenges inherent in studying and measuring wellbeing from an economic perspective
- Discusses strategies and interventions to improve wellbeing across the lifespan and in different settings
- Addresses the potential economic benefits for governments and policymakers of actively investing in initiatives to improve wellbeing, from the workplace to the home to the natural environment
- Emphasizes the need to strengthen the evidence base for the economics of wellbeing and improve methods for translating research into policy and practice
Keywords: Applied Psychology, Happiness, prosperity, gross national happiness, economic policy, GDP, economic growth, public health, mental health, Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide
- Author(s)
- Cooper, Cary L.
- McDaid, David
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2013
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 352 pages
- Category
- Psychology
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118716281
- Printed ISBN
- 9781118608388