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The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being

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By (author): William Davies

What was a Buddhist monk doing at the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos lecturing the world's leaders on mindfulness? Why do many successful corporations have a 'chief happiness officer'? What can the chemical composition of your brain tell a potential employer about you? In the past decade, governments and corporations have become increasingly interested in measuring the way people feel: 'the Happiness index', 'Gross National Happiness', 'well-being' and positive psychology have come to dominate the way we live our lives. As a result, our emotions have become a new resource to be bought and sold.
In a fascinating investigation combining history, science and ideas, William Davies shows how well-being influences all aspects of our lives: business, finance, marketing and smart technology. This book will make you rethink everything from the way you work, the power of the 'Nudge', the ever-expanding definitions of depression, and the commercialization of your most private feelings. The Happiness Industry is a shocking and brilliantly argued warning about the new religion of the age: our emotions. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 352g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Jun 2016
  • Publisher: Verso Books
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781784780951

About William Davies

William Davies is the author of The Limits of Neoliberalism. His writing has appeared in New Left Review Prospect the Financial Times and Open Democracy. His website www.potlatch.org.uk was featured in the New York Times. He teaches at Goldsmiths London.

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