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Saturday, November 21, 2009
 
 
BOOKS
In Pursuit
Of Happiness and Good Government
 
 
Simon & Schuster
 
 
Paperback
 
9'' x 6''
 
279 pages
 
ISBN: 1558152970
 
 
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Using fascinating case studies and drawing upon advances in psychology and sociology,this book develops a strong argument for a return to Jeffersonian ideals of community, local government, and individualism.
 

"What a government must do," Charles Murray says, "is leave people alone." No one who reads this clear, energetic work will come away with previous perceptions unshaken. Using fascinating case studies and drawing upon advances in psychology and sociology, Murray develops a strong argument for a return to Jeffersonian ideals of community, local government and individualism.

Charles Murray is the W.H. Brady Scholar in Culture and Freedom at AEI.

 
Table of Contents

Foreword
Prologue
Acknowledgments
  1. Measuring Success in Social Policy
  2. Coming to Terms with Happiness
  3. Enabling Conditions and Thresholds
  4. Material Resources
  5. Safety
  6. Dignity, Self-Esteem, and Self-Respect
  7. Enjoyment, Self-Actualization, and Intrinsic Rewards
  8. Policy and an Idea of Man
  9. Asking a New Question, Getting New Answers: Evaluating Results
  10. Asking a New Question, Getting New Answers: Designing Solutions
  11. Searching for Solutions That Work: Changing the Metaphor
  12. Little Platoons
  13. "To Close the Circle of Our Felicities"

 
 
 
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