The Pursuit of Human Well-Being : The Untold Global History

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Estes, Richard J. (Editor), Sirgy, M. Joseph (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Medical research.; Quality of life.; Positive psychology.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319391014
• ISSN: 2468-7227
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-39101-4
• Physical Description: XXXVI, 808 p. 327 illus., 253 illus. in color. online resource.

This handbook informs the reader about how much progress we, the human race, have made in enhancing the quality of life on this planet. Many skeptics focus on how the quality of life has deteriorated over the course of human history, particularly given World War II and its aftermath. This handbook p...