ISBN: 9781107030848

This book is devoted to applying the data, methods, and theories of contemporary social science to the question of how political outcomes in democratic societies determine the quality of … Más…

This book is devoted to applying the data, methods, and theories of contemporary social science to the question of how political outcomes in democratic societies determine the quality of life that citizens experience. Benjamin Radcliff seeks to provide an objective answer to the perennial debate between Left and Right over what public policies best contribute to human beings leading positive and rewarding lives. The book thus offers an empirical answer to this perpetual question, relying on the same canons of reason and evidence required of any other issue amenable to study through social-scientific means. The analysis focuses on the consequences of three specific political issues: the welfare state and the general size of government, labor organization, and state efforts to protect workers and consumers through economic regulation. The results indicate that in each instance, the program of the Left best contributes to citizens leading more satisfying lives, and, critically, that the benefits of greater happiness accrue to everyone in society, rich and poor alike. Trade Books>Hardcover>Current Affairs>Domestic Affairs>Domestic Affairs, Cambridge University Press Core >2<

ISBN: 1107030846

The Political Economy of Human Happiness ab 106.49 € als gebundene Ausgabe: . Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Wissenschaft, Politikwissenschaft, Medien > Bücher, Cambridge University Press

2013, ISBN: 9781107030848

How Voters' Choices Determine the Quality of Life, Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Cambridge University Press], Cambridge University Press, 2013

2014, ISBN: 1107030846

Gebundene Ausgabe POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, mit Schutzumschlag neu, [PU:Cambridge University Press]

2014, ISBN: 1107030846

Gebundene Ausgabe POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Cambridge University Press]