Enrichment
Can the government make us happy? Should it try?
Geoff Riley
11th November 2016
This is a short interview with the Nobel prize-winning economist Angus Deaton. His work is concerned with the factors that raise economic well-being and the extent to which these influences are under the control of government. Should a government target aggregate happiness? Is there a difference between happiness and life satisfaction?
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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