Similar Search Results

What has happened to the quality of life in the advanced industrialized nations?

Wolff, Edward N. (contributor) - 2004

The contributors to this volume investigate to what extent welfare has increased in the United States over the postwar period and provide a rigorous examination of both conventional measures of the standard of living, as well as more inclusive indices. The chapters cover such topics as: race,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850879

Intangible capital : its contribution to economic growth, well-being and rationality

Tomer, John F. - 2008

Despite increasing research efforts, there is still much confusion regarding the nature and contribution of the most intangible forms of capital. This book develops a comprehensive and unifying conception of intangible capital in order to understand its role with respect to economic growth,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851117

Handbook of creative cities

Mellander, Chorlotta (contributor); … - 2011

With the publication of The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida in 2002, the "creative city" became the new hot topic among urban policymakers, planners and economists. Florida has developed one of three path-breaking theories about the relationship between creative individuals and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851515

Handbook on the economics of happiness

Bruni, Luigino (contributor); Porta, Pier Luigi (contributor) - 2007

This book is a welcome consolidation and extension of the recent expanding debates on happiness and economics. Happiness and economics, as a new field for research, is now of pivotal interest particularly to welfare economists and psychologists. This Handbook provides an unprecedented forum for...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851597

Recent developments in the economics of happiness

Frey, Bruno S. - 2013

Airport Noise', Economic Journal, 115 (500), January, 224-46 -- Simon Luechinger (2009), 'Valuing Air Quality Using the Life … Measurement of Environmental and Resource Values: Theory and Methods, Washington, DC: Resources for the Future. -- Frey, Bruno S … Quality in London', Ecological Economics, 68 (5), 1441-53. -- Meier, Stephan and Alois Stutzer (2008), 'Is Volunteering …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852174

Innovation, economic progress and the quality of life

Sweeney, Gerald Patrick (ed.) - 2001

Innovation, science and technology and the wealth gained from them make continuous media copy and yet there is a manifest imbalance in society, a paradox of more prosperity but growing exclusion. This book marks the 25th anniversary of the Six Countries Programme, which pioneered the study of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474093

Progressing performance and wellbeing at work : travelling the loop

Paauwe, Jaap - 2024

essential book showcases proven methods with which managers can improve employee wellbeing. This timely book will be highly …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635745