Capabilities and happiness /
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Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008. |
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Description: | vii, 352 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7543034 |
Summary: | 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 as the most important indicator for well-being. However, this approach to well-being has been questioned for being seriously limited and other approaches have arisen.The Capability Approach and theHappiness Approach to well-being both provide an alternative. Both approaches come from different traditions and have developed independently, but nevertheless aim to overcome the rigid boundaries ofthe conventional economic approach to well-being. This book provides the reader with contributions from leading names associated with both approaches, as well as contributions which evaluate the approaches and contrast one with the other. |
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Physical Description: | vii, 352 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780199532148 (hbk.) 0199532141 (hbk.) |