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The Politics Of Happiness
Derek Bok
What Government Can Learn From The New Research On Well-Being
Princeton University Press
February 2010
On Sale: February 4, 2010
272 pages
ISBN: 0691144893
EAN: 9780691144894
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
During the past forty years, thousands of studies have been
carried out on the subject of happiness. Some have explored
the levels of happiness or dissatisfaction associated with
typical daily activities, such as working, seeing friends,
or doing household chores. Others have tried to determine
the extent to which income, family, religion, and other
factors are associated with the satisfaction people feel
about their lives. The Gallup organization has begun
conducting global surveys of happiness, and several
countries are considering publishing periodic reports on the
growth or decline of happiness among their people. One
nation, tiny Bhutan, has actually made "Gross National
Happiness" the central aim of its domestic policy. How might
happiness research affect government policy in the United
States--and beyond? In The Politics of Happiness, former
Harvard president Derek Bok examines how governments could
use happiness research in a variety of policy areas to
increase well-being and improve the quality of life for all
their citizens. Bok first describes the principal findings
of happiness researchers. He considers how reliable the
results appear to be and whether they deserve to be taken
into account in devising government policies. Recognizing
both the strengths and weaknesses of happiness research, Bok
looks at the policy implications for economic growth,
equality, retirement, unemployment, health care, mental
illness, family programs, education, and government quality,
among other subjects. Timely and incisive, The Politics of
Happiness sheds light on what makes people happy and the
vital role government policy could play in fostering
satisfaction and well-being.
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