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== 3rd Lecture: "What would make a happier society?" == | == 3rd Lecture: "What would make a happier society?" == | ||
<br> In this lecture, Layard focuses on 7 main factors that are affected by happiness | <br> In this lecture, Layard focuses on 7 main factors that are affected by happiness | ||
#Income | #'''Income''' | ||
#*If a society's income as a whole falls, individuals will not be impacted because every one in the community suffers. | #*If a society's income as a whole falls, individuals will not be impacted because every one in the community suffers. | ||
#Work | #'''Work''' | ||
#*Unemployment is a disaster | #*Unemployment is a disaster | ||
#**Trying to keep low unemployment should be a goal for governments | #**Trying to keep low unemployment should be a goal for governments | ||
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#**pace of work also impacts workers because the pressure for them to reach certain targets. This pressure leads to stress | #**pace of work also impacts workers because the pressure for them to reach certain targets. This pressure leads to stress | ||
#**Although everyone does not have the same preferences, everyone wants job security | #**Although everyone does not have the same preferences, everyone wants job security | ||
#Private Life | #'''Private Life''' | ||
#*geographical mobility | #*geographical mobility | ||
#**economists favor geographical mobility but there are some problems with people always moving | #**economists favor geographical mobility but there are some problems with people always moving | ||
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#*growing up and staying in the same community creates closer ties amoung individuals. Individuals in these communities are more trustworthy | #*growing up and staying in the same community creates closer ties amoung individuals. Individuals in these communities are more trustworthy | ||
#*individuals that move around a lot sometimes become less bonded to others | #*individuals that move around a lot sometimes become less bonded to others | ||
#Health | #'''Health''' | ||
#*mental health is very important to happiness | #*mental health is very important to happiness | ||
#**mental disorders lead to unhappiness such as depression | #**mental disorders lead to unhappiness such as depression | ||
#Community | #'''Community''' | ||
#*Happiness is not only affected by how you treat yourself but how you treat others as well | #*Happiness is not only affected by how you treat yourself but how you treat others as well | ||
#*how you perceive others is important too | #*how you perceive others is important too | ||
#*issue of trust | #*issue of trust | ||
#**people are happier if they can trust others | #**people are happier if they can trust others | ||
#Philosophy of life | #'''Philosophy of life''' | ||
#*over the years there has been a decline in religious belief | #*over the years there has been a decline in religious belief | ||
#*an individual can obtain happiness from not being self interested but rather from the good fortune of others | #*an individual can obtain happiness from not being self interested but rather from the good fortune of others | ||
#Freedom | #'''Freedom''' | ||
#*Communist governments were not well received by the people which caused unhappiness | #*Communist governments were not well received by the people which caused unhappiness | ||
#*post-Communism countries, such as Hungary, are much happier with their government | #*post-Communism countries, such as Hungary, are much happier with their government | ||
Revision as of 02:22, 28 November 2007
Richard Layard's Lectures
1st Lecture
1st lecture: [1]
2nd Lecture
2nd lecture: [2]
3rd Lecture: "What would make a happier society?"
In this lecture, Layard focuses on 7 main factors that are affected by happiness
- Income
- If a society's income as a whole falls, individuals will not be impacted because every one in the community suffers.
- Work
- Unemployment is a disaster
- Trying to keep low unemployment should be a goal for governments
- In most instances, having any job is better than none
- Welfare-to-work should be implemented
- job-security
- if people have secure jobs, they tend to be happier
- governments should provide reasonable job security to members of the community
- pace of work also impacts workers because the pressure for them to reach certain targets. This pressure leads to stress
- Although everyone does not have the same preferences, everyone wants job security
- Unemployment is a disaster
- Private Life
- geographical mobility
- economists favor geographical mobility but there are some problems with people always moving
- increases family break up and criminality
- growing up and staying in the same community creates closer ties amoung individuals. Individuals in these communities are more trustworthy
- individuals that move around a lot sometimes become less bonded to others
- geographical mobility
- Health
- mental health is very important to happiness
- mental disorders lead to unhappiness such as depression
- mental health is very important to happiness
- Community
- Happiness is not only affected by how you treat yourself but how you treat others as well
- how you perceive others is important too
- issue of trust
- people are happier if they can trust others
- Philosophy of life
- over the years there has been a decline in religious belief
- an individual can obtain happiness from not being self interested but rather from the good fortune of others
- Freedom
- Communist governments were not well received by the people which caused unhappiness
- post-Communism countries, such as Hungary, are much happier with their government
3rd lecture: [3]
These lectures were accessed through the London School of Economics and Political Science website, at http://www.lse.ac.uk/.
Happiness studies main page: [[4]]
