Copyright © 2011 by John de Graaf and David K. Batker
Foreword copyright © 2011 by James Gustave Speth
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
For information address Bloomsbury Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.
Published by Bloomsbury Press, New York
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
De Graaf, John.
What’s the economy for, anyway? : why it’s time to stop chasing growth and start pursuing happiness /
John de Graaf and David K. Batker.
p. cm.
1. United States—Economic conditions. 2. Economic development—United
States. 3. Happiness—United States. I. Batker, David. II. Title.
HC103.D38 2011
330.973—dc23
2011017438
First published in the United States by Bloomsbury Press in 2011
Electronic edition published in November 2011
eISBN: 978-1-60819-514-5