Civil happiness

By Luigino Bruni

Subjects: Psychological aspects of Economics, Aspect psychologique, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Économie politique, Histoire, Human comfort, Bonheur, Psychological aspects, Aspect économique, Well-being, Economic aspects, Happiness, Bien-être, Economics, History, Economic aspects of Happiness, Theory

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.