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003			OCoLC
005			20240726105342.0
008			130506s2013 enk ob 001 0 eng d
040			_aNT _beng _erda _cNT
020			_a9781107341982 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)l((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)ctronic bk.
050	0	4	_aHB846 _b.P655 2013
049			_aNTA
100	1		_aRadcliff, Benjamin, _d1963- _e1
245	1	0	_aThe political economy of human happiness _bhow voters' choices determine the quality of life / _cBenjamin Radcliff, University of Notre Dame.
260			_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c(c)2013.
300			_a1 online resource (pages cm.)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
520	0		_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
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505	0	0	_aMachine generated contents note: 1. The democratic pursuit of happiness; 2. Market democracy; 3. Citizens or market participants?; 4. The scientific study of happiness; 5. The size of the state; 6. Labor unions and economic regulation; 7. The American states; 8. Between market and morality.
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650		0	_aSocial choice.
650		0	_aQuality of life.
650		0	_aRight and left (Political science)
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=545632&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell