Few would dispute that the well-being of individuals is one of the most desirable aims of human actions. However, approaches on how to define, measure, evaluate, and promote well-being differ widely. The conventional economic approach takes income (or the power to acquire market goods) as the...

Preface -- I. Introduction: What Experiments Can Do in the History of Economic Thought? : From Adam Smith to Vernon Smith -- II. Fairness Ideals, Hidden Selfishness and Opportunistic Behavior: Experimental Approach -- III. What is ‘Fair’ Distribution under Collaboration? : Evidences from...

Beyond the 'anguish of affluence' / James Ronald Stanfield & Michael C. Carroll -- Personalist economics : Danner's framework for the good life / Maryann O. Keating -- Personalism vs. individualism : a critical historical perspective / GianDemetrio Marangoni & Stefano Solari -- Personalism in...

This timely and important book presents a unique study of happiness from both economic and political perspectives. It offers an overview of contemporary research on the emergent field of happiness studies and contains contributions by some of the leading figures in the field