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What Happiness Policy Is Appropriate?

In: Economics of Happiness

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  • Bruno S. Frey

    (University of Basel
    CREMA, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts)

Abstract

Happiness may not be the only goal of human beings. Personal development, virtue, fairness, companionship, freedom, and solidarity may also matter. The political process should provide everybody the opportunity to find his or her own way to reach happiness. At the constitutional level, citizens appreciate increased political participation rights in the form of popular initiatives and referendums in which issues of content are decided. They prefer a federal political organization in which local units have extensive decision rights about both expenditures and taxes. In current politics, citizens can urge politicians and public officials to follow the insights gained in happiness research. Important areas include, for instance, the job market and economic growth, income inequality, independence, voluntary work and donations, social relationships, education, and liveable cities. Politicians can discuss the proposals with the population, and if supported, put them into practice.

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  • Bruno S. Frey, 2018. "What Happiness Policy Is Appropriate?," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Economics of Happiness, chapter 0, pages 33-39, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spbchp:978-3-319-75807-7_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-75807-7_7
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