Comments on: Book review: Happiness: Lessons From a New Science

By: Stephanie Seemann

Stephanie Seemann — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:30:49 +0000

Where in the US can I buy this book in Spanish?

By: Happiness: Lessons From a New Science | Book Review

Happiness: Lessons From a New Science | Book Review — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:04:16 +0000

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By: My favorite books about happiness at work

My favorite books about happiness at work — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:14:56 +0000

[...] Richard Layard: Happiness, Lessons from a new Science How could you run a nation, based on making people as happy as possible? Interestingy, Layard is currently advising British politicians on this. [...]

By: Andreas

Andreas — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:58:20 +0000

Layards book is an good introduction to a field of study. But unfortunately he uses the insights in a very immature way to give policy advice. E.g. since consuming wont make us happy, and since advertisements tries to make us consume, advertisement should be heavyly regulated.

By: The Economist cramps my style

The Economist cramps my style — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:13:51 +0000

[...] Seriously: It’s great to see how happiness is becoming a central theme in economics. There’s a growing realization that once your basic needs are covered, more money does not make you any happier. Therefore it makes sense for societies, politicians and economists to focus more on maximizing a nation’s happiness instead of its GDP. For a great book on that, read Richard Layard’s excellent book Happines – lessons from a new science. [...]

By: Positive Sharing » Steve Forbes doesn’t get it - or why having the world’s highest taxes is a good thing

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:45:30 +0000

[...] British economist Richard Layard in his book Happiness, lessons from a new science argues that this approach is wrong and that it would be better to govern a nation in a way that maximizes its people’s happiness rather than GDP growth. [...]