Helliwell, John F., Layard, Richard 
ORCID: 0000-0002-1313-699X and Sachs, Jeffrey
(2014)
World happiness report 2013.
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The Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Abstract
The world is now in the midst of a major policy debate about the objectives of public policy. What should be the world’s Sustainable Development Goals for the period 2015-2030? The World Happiness Report 2013 is offered as a contribution to that crucial debate. In July 2011 the UN General Assembly passed a historic resolution.1 It invited member countries to measure the happiness of their people and to use this to help guide their public policies. This was followed in April 2012 by the first UN high-level meeting on happiness and well-being, chaired by the Prime Minister of Bhutan. At the same time the first World Happiness Report was published,2 followed some months later by the OECD Guidelines setting an international standard for the measurement of well-being. The present Report is sponsored by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Report) |
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| Official URL: | http://unsdsn.org/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 The Earth Institute, Columbia University |
| Divisions: | Economics Centre for Economic Performance |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jul 2014 14:49 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 06:01 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/57573 |
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