Happiness is the Wrong Metric: A Liberal Communitarian Response to Populism

• Main Author: Amitai Etzioni (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2018
• Series: Library of Public Policy and Public Administration
• Subjects: The Common Good; Communitarian Economics; Populism; Bioethics; Politics; Security and Privacy; Freedom of the Press; Liberal Communitarianism
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This timely book addresses the conflict between globalism and nationalism. It provides a liberal communitarian response to the rise of populism occurring in many democracies. The book highlights the role of communities next to that of the state and the market. It spells out the policy implications o...