Introductory essay : developing an overview as context and future / John Atherton -- Economic theory and happiness / Ian Steedman -- Happiness, welfare and capabilities / Carl-Henric Grenholm -- Happiness through thrift : the contribution of business to human wellbeing / Peter Heslam --...

There is growing evidence that rising levels of prosperity in Western economies since 1945 have not been matched by greater incidences of reported well-being and happiness. Indeed, material affluence is often accompanied instead by greater social and individual distress. A growing literature...

"The dominant economic explanations of the twentieth century are not comprehensive enough to describe the complexity of economy and society, and their reliance on the biosphere. Intangible Flow Theory in Economics: Human Participation in Economic and Societal Production outlines a new theory...

Hegel's philosophy witnessed periods of revival and oblivion, at times considered to be an unrivalled and all-embracing system of thought, but often renounced with no less ardour. In this book, the dialogue with Hegel is renewed by looking at his legacy as a source of insight and judgement that...