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Subjective well being, or happiness, has been analyzed in detail by psychologists for decades. Yet only recently has it become the subject of economic analysis.

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Paradox and Perception greatly improves our understanding of the determinants of well-being in Latin America based on a broad quality of life concept that challenges some standard assumptions in economics, including those about the relationship between happiness and income.

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This book studies the effects of incorporating market incentives into the public goods arena. Carol Graham examines the effects of market-based strategies on the performance of public institutions, the political sustainability of market reforms, and equity.

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Explores what we know about determinants of happiness and presents potential pitfalls of injecting "economics of happiness" into public policymaking. This book spotlights contributions of happiness research to dismal science. It raises a cautionary note about issues that still need to be addressed before policymakers can make best use of them.

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Argues that safety nets can provide an environment in which economic reform is more politically sustainable and poverty can be permanently reduced. However, these two objectives frequently involve trade-offs. Carol Graham examines these trade-offs in detail, with a particular focus on how political and institutional contexts affect the kinds of safety nets that are implemented.