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The Politics of Happiness
Derek Bok · 2010
78/100
👍 Worth It
Derek Bok brings real authority to the question of what happiness research means for government policy, and his synthesis across economics, psychology, and sociology is measured and empirically grounded throughout. The central finding — that income beyond basic comfort doesn't buy happiness, but marriage, friendship, and civic life do — is genuinely important, even if the policy prescriptions stay somewhat general.
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safety96
substance82
craft74
originality72
accuracy84
hype68
age-fit78
human-eye78
Penny’s verdict78
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