
This edited volume makes a contribution to the literature on happiness research by compiling studies based on cross-national research and from diverse academic disciplines. The book is distinctive in that it contains both theoretical and empirical analyses, investigating relationship...

1 Introduction.- Part I: Issues in Happiness Research-Concepts, Measurement and Interpretation.- 2 Happiness: Research and Policy Considerations (Bruno Frey and Jana Gallus).- 3 The 'Wicked Problem' of Wellbeing: Theorising the Prospects for Policy Change (Ian Bache and Louise...