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Author:   Lok Sang Ho
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781032829579

ISBN 10:   1032829575
Pages:   215
Publication Date:   29 August 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgements Foreword Preface Chapter 1. Introduction to the Economics of Life Chapter 2. Human Nature: Human Needs, Character Strengths and Weaknesses Chapter 3. Love and the Economics of Love Chapter 4. The Role of Culture in Household Production and Sustainable Development Chapter 5. Mental Capital and Habit Formation, with a digression to Spritual Capital Chapter 6. The Happiness Formula, the Role of Voluntary Action, and Values in Action Chapter 7. Marriage, Mental Capital and Happiness Chapter 8. Insight and Fortitude Chapter 9. Engagement and Self-Actualisation: Vanity versus Achievement and Self-Worth Chapter 10. Three Happiness and Holistic Personal Growth as Success Chapter 11. Regrets and Worries, Stresses, Too Many Choices, and other Negative Emotions Chapter 12. Corporate LIFE and Happiness at Work Chapter 13. Psychometric Properties of LIFE Mental Capital Scale across Different Populations Epilogue

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Lok Sang Ho, a past President of The Hong Kong Economic Association, was Director of the Pan Sutong Shanghai- HK Economic Policy Research Institute and Head of the Economics Department, Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Presently an Adjunct Professor of the Academy for Applied Policy Studies and Education Futures of the Education University of Hong Kong, his research spans many areas, from housing to education to psychology to international finance. He has authored several books including Psychology and Economics of Happiness, Public Policy and the Public Interest, and Health Policy and the Public Interest.

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