Central Bank of Nigeria Library

Happiness and economics :

Frey, Bruno S.

Happiness and economics : how the economy and institutions affect well-being / Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2002. - viii, 220 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-214) and index.

Offers a link between happiness and economics - and between happiness and democracy. iT demonstrates how micro- and macro-economic conditions in the form of income, unemployment, and inflation affect happiness. It shows that the more developed the democratic institutions and the degree of local autonomy, the more satisfied people are.

0691069980 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0691069972 (cloth : alk. paper)

2001095821


Economics
Economics--Psychological aspects.
Happiness--Economic aspects.
Well-being.

BF575.H27 / F75 2002

306.3