Civil happiness
Subtitle: economics and human flourishing in historical perspective
By: Luigino Bruni.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
Subjects: Economics -- Psychological aspects; Happiness -- Economic aspects; Well-being; Economics -- History
Description: Economists have long labored under the misapprehension that all humans exist as rational beings that find happiness in maximizing their personal utility. This impressive volume presents an historical review of the evolution of economic thought, from economic philosophy to contemporary mathematical economics, and its critique of how the human and social dimensions of economics have been lost in this evolutionary process. Essential reading for economists everywhere.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.