World Happiness Report 2017
WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT 2 0 1 7 Editors: John Helliwell, Richard Layard, and Jeffrey Sachs Associate Editors: Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Haifang Huang and Shun Wang TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Overview 2 John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard and Jeffrey D. Sachs 2. Social Foundations of World Happiness 8 John F. Helliwell, Haifang Huang and Shun Wang 3. Growth and Happiness in China, 1990-2015 48 Richard A. Easterlin, Fei Wang and Shun Wang 4. ‘Waiting for Happiness’ in Africa 84 Valerie Møller, Benjamin Roberts, Habib Tiliouine and Jay Loschky 5. The Key Determinants of Happiness and Misery 122 Andrew Clark, Sarah Flèche, Richard Layard, Nattavudh Powdthavee and George Ward 6. Happiness at Work 144 Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and George Ward 7. Restoring American Happiness 178 Jeffrey D. Sachs The World Happiness Report was written by a group of independent experts acting in their personal capacities. Any views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization, agency or programme of the United Nations. Chapter 1 OVERVIEW JOHN F. HELLIWELL, RICHARD LAYARD AND JEFFREY D. SACHS 2 John F. Helliwell, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia Richard Layard, Director, Well-Being Programme, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of The Center for Sustainable Development at The Earth Institute, Columbia University, and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT 2017 Chapter 1: Overview (John F. Helliwell, Chapter 2: The Social Foundations of World Richard Layard, and Jeffrey D.
[Show full text]