Happiness and Politics

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Happiness and Politics. / Landes, Xavier.

In: Éthique Économique/Ethics and Economics, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2013, p. 1-30.

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Harvard

Landes, X 2013, 'Happiness and Politics', Éthique Économique/Ethics and Economics, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1-30. <https://papyrus.bib.umontreal.ca/xmlui/handle/1866/9024>

APA

Landes, X. (2013). Happiness and Politics. Éthique Économique/Ethics and Economics, 10(1), 1-30. https://papyrus.bib.umontreal.ca/xmlui/handle/1866/9024

Vancouver

Landes X. Happiness and Politics. Éthique Économique/Ethics and Economics. 2013;10(1):1-30.

Author

Landes, Xavier. / Happiness and Politics. In: Éthique Économique/Ethics and Economics. 2013 ; Vol. 10, No. 1. pp. 1-30.

Bibtex

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title = "Happiness and Politics",
abstract = "Over the last thirty years, happiness research in psychology, economics and philosophy has been discussing the proper meaning of happiness and its main determinants. Moreover, the idea has spread within academic and political circles that it may be legitimate for institutions to engage in “politics of happiness”. This article presents a critique of the project of promoting happiness through public policies.",
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