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PURSUIT of HAPPINESS Ways to greater happiness in society (macro level)
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Ways to greater happiness in society (macro level), public choice, social engineering, social policy
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Authors Title / Source Year Headey, B.; Wearing, A.J. Australians' Priorities, Satisfaction and Well-Being.
Monograph in Public Policy Studies, nr. 4, University of Melbourne, 1981, Australia 1981 Noelle-Neumann, E. Public Policy and Happiness.
Paper presented at AAPOR Congress, June 1978. Roanoake, Virginia, USA. 1978 Tepperman, L.; Laasen, H. The Future of Happiness.
Futures, December, 1990, 1059 - 1070 1990 Murray, C. In Pursuit of Happiness and Good Government.
Simon & Schuster, 1988, New York, USA 1988 Hirata, J. Happiness and Economics. Some Ethical Considerations.
Discussion Paper No. 99, Institute for Business Ethics, 2003, St. Gallen, Switzerland 2003 Donovan, N.; Halpern, D.; Sargeant, R. Life Satisfaction: The State of Knowledge and Implications for Government.
Discussion Paper, Strategy Unit, 2003, Government UK 2003 Shah, H.; Marks, N. A Well-Being Manifesto for a Flourishing Society. The Power of Well-Being. 3.
New Economics Foundation, 2004, London, UK 2004 Diener, E.; Seligman, M.E.P. Beyond Money. Toward an Economy of Well-Being.
Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 2004, Vol. 5, 1 - 31 2004 Veenhoven, R. Happiness as an Aim in Public Policy: the Greatest Happiness Principle.
Linley, R.A.; Joseph, S.; Eds.: "Positive Psychology in Practice", Wiley, 2004, USA, 658 - 678 2004 Norberg, J. The Scientist's Pursuit of Happiness.
Policy, 2005, Vol. 21, 9 - 13 2005 Schrooyen, P.; Verhaar, K. Geluk: Een Kwestie van Kiezen? (Happiness: A Matter of Choice?)
IDEE; Tijdschrift van het Kenniscentrum D66, 2006, March. 2006 Duncan, G. What do we Mean by 'Happiness'? The Relevance of Subjective Wellbeing to Social Policy.
Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 2005, Vol. 25, 16 - 30 2005 Layard, R. Rethinking Public Economics: The Implications of Rivalry and Habit.
Bruni, L.;Porta, P.L.: ''Economics and Happiness'', Oxford University Press, 2005, UK, 147 - 169 2005 Ng, Y.K.; Ho, L.S. Introduction: Happiness as the Only Ultimate Objective of Public Policy.
Ng, Y.K.;Ho, L.S.;Eds.: '' Happiness and Public Policy'', 2006, Palgrave Macmillan, UK, 1 - 16 2006 Schnabel, P. Veel Geluk in 2007. ( A Happy 2007)
Social and Cultural Planning Office, 2007, The Hague, Netherlands 2007 Veenhoven, R. Groter Geluk voor een Groter Aantal. Kan dat in Nederland? ( Greater Happiness for a Greater Number. Is that Possible in The Netherlands?)
Schnabel, P.;Ed.: "Veel Geluk in 2007", Social Cultural Planning Office, 2007, The Hague, Netherlands, 10 - 15 2007 Kenny, A.; Kenny, C. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Utility.
St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs, 2006, Exeter,Uk 2006 Veenhoven, R. Le Bonheur du plus grand Nombre comme But des Politiques Sociales. (The Greatest Happiness Principle: Happiness as an Public Policy).
Revue Québécoise de Psychologie, 2007, Vol. 28, 35- 60 2007 Hinterberger, F.; Hutterer, H.; Schnepf, D. Soziales Kapital, Individuelles Glück und Verantwortung der Unternehmen. (Social Capital, Individual Well-being and Responsible Business).
Gehmacher, E.;et al: "Sozialkapital Neue Zugänge zu Gesellschaftlichen Kräften". Mandelbaum Verlag, 2006, Austria, 190 - 208 2006 Middeldorp, M. Het Bruto Nationale Geluk. ( The Gross National Happiness).
Themabericht, 2007, No. 4, Kennis en Economisch Onderzoek, Rabobank, Netherlands 2007 Layard, R. Happiness and Public Policy: A Challenge to the Profession.
The Economic Journal, 2006, Vol. 116, 24 - 33 2006 Ng, Y.K.; Ho, L.S. Happiness and Public Policy. Theory, Case Studies and Implications.
Palgrave Macmillan, 2006, New York, USA 2006 Veenhoven, R. Healthy Happiness: Effects of Happiness on Physical Health and the Consequences for Preventive Health Care.
Journal of Happiness Studies: 2008, Vol. 9, 449 - 469 2008 Davoine, L. L'économie du Bonheur peut-elle Renouveler L'économie du Bien-être? (Can the Economics of Happiness Revive the Economics of Welfare?)
Working Paper no. 80, 2007, University of Paris 1, France 2007 Veenhoven, R. What We Know about Happiness.
Paper presented at the Dialogue on 'Gross National Happiness', 2001, Woudschoten, Zeist, The Netherlands. 2001 Veenhoven, R. Subjective Measures of Well-Being.
McGillivray, M.; Ed.: 'Human Well-being, Concept and Measurement', Palgrave/McMillan, 2007, Houndmills, New Hampshire, USA, 214 - 239 2007 Leite Mota, G. Why should Happiness have a Role in Welfare Economics? Happiness versus Orthodoxy and Capabilities.
Working Paper 253, Nov. 2007, University of Porto, Faculty of Economics, 2007, Porto, Portugal. 2007 VandeVelde, A. Een Wetenschap van Geluk: Filosofische beschouwingen. ( A Science of Happiness: Philosophical Reflections).
Ethiek & Maatschappij, 2009, Vol. 1, 67 - 86 2009 Ott, J.C. Zelf gerapporteerd Geluk als Maatstaf voor de Politiek. (Self Reported Happiness as a Guide for Policy Making).
Ethiek & Maatschappij, 2009, Vol. 1, 106 - 120 2009 Heylighen, F. Stimuleren van Geluk en Sociale Vooruitgang. Een Libertair Paternalistische Benadering. (Advancement of Happiness and Social Progress: A Libertarian Paternalistic Approach).
Ethiek & Maatschappij, 2009, Vol. 1, 147 - 167 2009 Capitaine, L. De Politiek van het Geluk. Een Politiek voor de Toekomst? (The Politics of Happiness. Has it a Future?)
Ethiek & Maatschappij, 2009, Vol. 1, 55 - 66 2009 Veenhoven, R. Groter Geluk voor een Groter Aantal. Is dat Mogelijk en Wenselijk? (Greater Happiness for a Greater Number. Is that Possible and Desirable?)
Ethiek & Maatschappij, 2009, Vol. 1, 25 - 50 2009 Ormerod, P.; Johns, H. Against Happiness.
Prospect, Issue 133, 2007 2007 Noll, H.H.; Weick, S. Subjective Well-Being in Germany: Evolutions, Determinants and Policy Implications.
Greve, B.; Ed.; "Happiness and Social Policy in Europe", Edward Elgar Publishing LTD, 2010, Cheltenham, UK, 68 - 88 2010 Layard, R. The Greatest Happiness Principle; Its Time Has Come.
Journal for Institutional Comparisons, 2010, Vol. 8, 26 - 32 2010 Stutzer, A.; Frey, B.S. Happiness and Political Institutions.
Journal for Institutional Comparisons, 2010, Vol. 8, 32 - 37 2010 Diener, E.; Helliwell, J.F.; Lucas, R.E.; Schimmack, U. Well-Being for Public Policy.
Oxford University Press, 2009, Oxford/New York, UK/USA 2009 Bosco, L. Happiness, Social Preferences and Economic Policy.
Working Paper, University of Siena, Department of Economics, 2005, Siena, Italy 2005 VandenBroucke, F. Geen Geluk zonder Doel. (No Happiness without a Goal).
Samenleving en Politiek, 2011, Vol. 2, 4 - 15 2011 Veenhoven, R. Greater Happiness for a Greater Number. Is that Possible in Austria?
Ehalt, H.C.;et al;Eds.: ''Lebensqualität in modernen Gesellschaften'', Peter Lang, 2011, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 27 - 34 2011 Helliwell, J.F.; Layard, R.; Sachs, J. Some Policy Implications.
Helliwell, J.F.;Layard, R.;Wang, S.;Eds.: "World Happiness Report'', Earth Institute, Columbia University, 2012, New York, USA, Chapter 4 2012 Bok, D. The Politics of Happiness. What Government can Learn from the New Research on Well-Being.
Princeton University Press, 2010, Princeton, USA 2010 Schubert, C. Pursuing Happiness.
Papers on Economics & Evolution no. 1, 2012, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena, Germany 2012 Veenhoven, R. Les plus Bonheur du plus Grand Nombre. Est-Ce Possible? Si Oui, Comment? ( Greater Happiness for a Greater Number. Is that Possible? If Yes, How?)
Martin-Krumm, C.; et al:Eds.: "Ouvertures Psychologique", Groupe de Boeck, 2011, Bruxelles, Belgium, 152 - 163 2011 Lelkes, O. Minimising misery: a New Strategy for Public Policies instead of Maximising Happiness?
MPRA Papers No. 45435, 2013, Munchen, Germany 2013 Mulgan, G. Well-Being and Public Policy.
David, S. A.; Boniwell, I.; Ayers, A. C.; Eds: "The Oxford Handbook of Happiness", Oxford University Press, 2013, Oxford, UK, 517 - 532 2013 Seaford, C. Introduction: The Practical Politics of Well-Being.
Report The Practical Politics of Well-Being, New Economic Foundation, 2011, UK, 1 - 7 2011 Layard, R. Human Satisfactions and Public Policy.
The Economic Journal, 1980, Vol. 90, 737 - 750 1980 Hausman, D. Hedonism and Welfare Economics.
Economics and Philosophy, 2010, Vol. 26, 321- 344 2010 VandenBroucke, F. Geluk, Weteschap en Politiek: een Pleidooi voor Helder Denken. (Happiness, Science and Politics: a Pledge for clear Thinking).
Van Damme S.; Ed: "Geluk: Drang of Dwang?", Academia Press, 2012, Gent, Belgium, 1 - 24 2012 Ojanen, M. Can We Raise the Level of Happiness?
Studies across Disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences ,2008, Vol.3, 41 - 58 2008 Ng, Y.K.; Ng, S. The Road to Happiness.
Review, 2001, 1 - 98, Australia 2001 Veenhoven, R. Sturen op Geluk. Is dat Mogelijk en Wenselijk? (Governing on Happiness: Is That Possible and Desirable?)
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau, "Sturen op Geluk?", SCP Publication, 2012, The Hague, The Netherlands, 34 - 47 2012 Veenhoven, R. SOCIAL CONDITIONS FOR HUMAN HAPPINESS A Review of Research
International Journal of Psychology, 2015 2015 Veenhoven, R. Happiness as a Priority in Public Policy The Greatest Principle
Joseph, S.; Ed.: "Positive Psychology in Practice: Promotion Human Flourishing in Work, Health, Education and every Day Life, Second Edition", Wiley Hoboken, 2015, NY, USA, 731 - 750 2015 Veenhoven, R. Informed Pursuit of Happiness What we should Know, Do we Know and Can we get to Know
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2014, Vol. 4, 1035 - 1071 2014 Layard, R.; O' Donnell, G. How to Make Policy When Happiness is the Goal.
World Happiness Report 2015, Chapter 4, 76 - 87 2015 Dräger, V. Do Employment Protection Reforms Affect Well-Being?
IZA Discussion Paper, 2015, No. 9114, 1 - 44, Germany 2015 VanCampen, C.; Bergsma, A.; Boelhouwer, J. Sturen op Geluk : Geluksbevordering door Nationale Overheden, Gemeenten en Publieke Instellingen. Steering On Happiness: Promotion of Happiness by National and Local Governments and by Public Organisations.
Book: Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau, Scp-Publicatie, 2012, 1 - 112, Den Haag, Netherlands 2012 Stolwijk, H.; Gelauff, G. Gelukkiger met Geluksbeleid? Happier with Happiness Policy?
Chapter 3, ''Sturen op Geluk'', Social en Cultureel Planbureau, 2012, 24 - 33, Den Haag, The Netherlands 2012 Ng, Y.K. Economic Policies in the Light of Happiness Studies with Reference to Singapore.
The Singapore Economic Review, 2002, Vol. 47, 199 - 212 2002 Ng, Y.K. Some Policy Implications of Behavioral Economics and Happiness Studies for Singapore: with Special Reference to Casinos.
Singapore Economics Review, 2006, Vol. 51, 1 - 18 2006 Weijers, D.; Jarden, A. The Science of Happiness for Policymakers: An Overview.
Journal of Social Research & Policy, 2013, Vol. 4, 21 - 40 2013 Wulfgramm, M. Country-Specific Life Satisfaction Effects of Unemployment: Does Labour Market Policy Matter?
Discussion Paper for the 15th IZA Summer School in Labor Economics Buch/Ammersee, April 23rd - April 29th, 2012, 1 - 23 2012 Wulfgramm, M. Life Satisfaction Effects of Unemployment in Europe: The Moderating Influence of Labour Market Policy.
Journal of European Social Policy, 2014, Vol. 24, 258 - 272 2014 Adler, M. Happiness Surveys and Public Policy: What's the Use?
Duke Law Journal, 2013, Vol. 62, 1509 - 1601 2013 Schokkaert, E; VanOotegem, L.; Verhofstadt, E. Preferences and Subjective Satisfaction: Measuring Well-being on the Job for Policy Evaluation.
CESifo Economic Studies, 2011, Vol. 57, 2011, 683 - 714 2011 O' Donnell, G. Wellbeing and Policy.
Legatum Institute, 2014, 1 - 96 2014 Diener, E.; Tay, L. New Frontiers: Societal Measures of Subjective Well-Being for Input to Policy.
Bruni, L.; Porta, L.P. (Eds).: "Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Happiness and Quality of Life", Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2016, Cheltenham, UK, 35 - 52 2016 Boettke, P.J. Lessons from Austrian and Public Choice Economics for the Happiness Debate.
Book ..And the Pursuit of Happiness, 2012, Chapter 8, 205 - 221 2012 DeVos, M. The Unbearable Lightness of Happiness Policy.
Book:...and the Pursuit of Happiness, 2012, Chapter 7, 181 - 201 2012 Ormerod, P. The Folly of Wellbeing in Public Policy.
And the Pursuit of Happiness, 2012, Chapter 2, 39 - 57 2012 Badhwar, N.K. Objectivity and Subjectivity in Theories of Well-Being.
Philosophy and Public Policy Quarterly, 2014, Vol. 32, 23 - 28 2014 Wren-Lewis, S. Well-Being as a Primary Good: Toward Legitimate Well-being Policy.
Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, 2013, 2 - 10 2013 Hirschauer, N.; Lehberger, M.; Musshof, O. Happiness and utility in economic thought - Or: What can we Learn from Happiness Research for Public Policy Analysis and Public Policy Making?
Social Indicators Research, 2015, Vol. 121, Vol. 3, 647 - 674 2015 Huang, P.H. Happiness Studies and Legal Policy.
Annual Review of Law and Social Science, 2010, Vol. 6, 405 - 432 2010 Frey, B.S.; Stutzer, A. Public Choice and Happiness.
CREMA, 2017, No. 3, 1 - 23 2017 Buettner, D. The Blue Zones of Happiness. Lessons From the World's Happiest People.
National Geographic Partners, LLC, Washington, USA, 2017 2017 Burger, M.; Veenhoven, R. Geluksonderzoek en Beleid (Happiness Research and Policy)
Leegwater, K (project leader), 2017, "Samen Werken aan Geluk", Gemeente Schagen, Netherlands 2017 Kotan, M. Freedom or Happiness? Agency and Subjective Well-being in the Capability approach.
The journal of Social Economics, 2010, Vol. 39, 369 - 375 2010 Sgroi, D.; Hills, T.; Oswald, A.J.; Proto, E. Understanding Happiness. A cage Policy Report.
Karin Brandn, "Understanding Happiness. A cage Policy Report", 2017, The Social Market Foundation, London, Uk, 1 - 116 2017 Odermatt, R.; Stutzer, A. Subjective Well-Being and Public Policy.
IZA Discussion Paper, 2017, No. 11102, Basel. Switzerland 2017 Helliwell, J.F. Global Happiness Policy Synthesis 2018.
Global Happiness Policy Report, 2018, Global Happiness Council, Chapter 2 2018 Kroll, C.; Delhey, J. A Happy Nation? Opportunities and Challenges of Using Subjective Indicators in Policymaking.
Social lndicators Research, 2013, Vol. 114, 13 -28 2018 Sim, B. Accounts of Psychological and Emotional Well-Being for Policy Purposes.
NobaScholar, 2018, E. Diener, S. Oishi, & L. Tay (Eds.), Handbook of well-being, 1 - 16 2018 Deaton, A. What Do Self-Reports of Wellbeing Say about Life-Cycle Theory and Policy?
Journal of Public Economics, 2018, Vol. 162, 18-25 2018 Cummins, R.A.; Land, K.C. Capabilities, Subjective Wellbeing and Public Policy: A Response to Austin (2016)
Social Indicators Research, 2018, Vol. 140,157-173 2018 Veenhoven, R. Happiness in Nations: Pursuit of Greater Happiness for a Greater Number of Citizens
Snyder, C.R. et al (Eds.): "The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology", 2018, Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom 2018 Graham, C.; Laffan, K.; Pinto, S. Well-Being in Metrics and Policy.
Science, 2018, Vol. 362, 287 - 288 2018 VanHoorn, A.A. Measurement and Public Policy Uses of Subjective Well-Being
Sarracino, F. (Ed.) The Happiness Compass, 2013, Nova Science Publishers Inc., Chapter 14 2013 Veenhoven, R.; Buettner, D.; Nelson, T. Ways to Greater Happiness. A Delphi Study.
Working Paper, 2017, Erasmus Happiness Economics Research Organisation, Nr. 2017-1, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2017 Dalingwater, L.; Champroux, N.; Constantini, I. Wellbeing: Political Discourse and Policy in the Anglosphere. Introduction
Revue Interventions économiques, 2019, Vol. 62, 1 - 15 2019 Durand, M.; Exton, C. Adopting a Well-Being Approach in Central Government: Policy Mechanisms and Practical Tools
Global Council for Happiness and Wellbeing, 2019, Global Happiness and Wellbeing Policy Report 2019, Chapter 8 2019 Kroll, C. The Greatest Happiness Principle: An Imperative for Social Democracy?
Meyer, H. and Rutherford, J. (Eds.) The Future of European Social Democracy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2012, Chapter 8 2012 Weijers, D.; Morrison, P.S. Wellbeing and Public Policy. Can New Zealand Be a Leading Light for the ‘Wellbeing Approach’?
Policy Quarterly, 2018, Vol. 14, 3-12 2018 Renz, T. Development Policy Based on Happiness? A Review of Concepts, Ideas and Pitfalls
Working Paper, 2021, No. 75, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Forschungszentrum Generationenverträge (FZG) 2021