{"product_id":"9780865715967","title":"The Economics of Happiness: Building Genuine Wealth","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe all know that money can’t buy you love or happiness, but we have been living our lives as though the accumulation of wealth is the key to our dreams. Why, in spite of increasing economic prosperity over the past fifty years, are many conditions of well-being in decline and rates of happiness largely unchanged since the 1950s?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do our measures of economic progress not reflect the values that make us happy: supportive relationships, meaningful work, a healthy environment, and our spiritual well-being?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEconomist Mark Anielski developed a new and practical economic model called Genuine Wealth to measure the real determinants of well-being and help redefine progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economics of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e shows:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow economics, capitalism, accounting, and banking, which dominate our consciousness, can be reoriented toward the pursuit of genuine happiness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to rediscover the original meaning of the language of economics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to measure the five capitals of Genuine Wealth: human, social, natural, built, and financial\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow nations, governments, communities, and businesses are using the Genuine Wealth model to build a new economy of well-being\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow you and your family can apply the Genuine Wealth model in your lives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnielski’s road map toward this vision of flourishing economies of well-being will resonate with individuals, communities, and governments interested in issues of sustainability and quality of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Anielski\u003c\/b\u003e is an ecological economist and president of his family-owned corporation, which specializes in the economics of well-being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027601768688,"sku":"9780865715967","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780865715967_p0.jpg?v=1763838044","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780865715967","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}