Capabilities and Happiness

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Luigino Bruni (, Department of Economics, University of Milan-Bicocca) Flavio Comim (, Capability and Sustainability Centre, University of Cambridge)

Capabilities and Happiness

Luigino Bruni (, Department of Economics, University of Milan-Bicocca), Flavio Comim (, Capability and Sustainability Centre, University of Cambridge), Maurizio Pugno (, Facoltà di Economia, Università degli Studi di Trento)

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English

Oxford University Press
30 October 2008

Social & political philosophy; Economic theory & philosophy; Behavioural economics; Development economics; Welfare economics

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 most important indicator for well-being, and the utility function as the formal device for positive and normative analysis. However, this approach to well-being has been questioned for being seriously limited and other approaches have arisen.

The capability approach to well-being, which has been developed during the last two decades by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, and the Happiness Approach to well-being, championed by Richard Easterlin, both provide an alternative.

Both approaches come from different traditions and have developed independently, but nevertheless aim to overcome the rigid boundaries of the conventional economic approach to well-being. Given these common aims, it is surprising that little comparative work has been undertaken across these approaches. This book aims to correct this by providing the reader with contributions from leading names associated with both approaches, as well as contributions which evaluate the approaches and contrast one with the other.

Edited by: Luigino Bruni ( Department of Economics University of Milan-Bicocca), Flavio Comim (, Capability and Sustainability Centre, University of Cambridge), Maurizio Pugno (, Facoltà di Economia, Università degli Studi di Trento)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 693g
ISBN: 9780199532148
ISBN 10: 0199532141
Pages: 362
Publication Date: 30 October 2008
Audience: Adult education , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Luigino Bruni is Associate Professor of Political Economy at Milano-Bicocca. Flavio Comim is a Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge. Maurizio Pugno is Professor of Economics at the University of Cassino.

Reviews for Capabilities and Happiness

This book is an outstanding collection of essays...that brings together notable and promising scholars... Makes an interesting read. Daniel Neff, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities.