'Seldom is a work of non-fiction so essential to such a wide audience. The concept of well-being has been an elusive dream of humanity for centuries. It is spoken of in national vision statements and the dreams of poets. This book is the most concrete exploration to date of not only what well-being can mean to the individual but also what policy cast in a context of well-being can mean for the private sector as well as the state. As this compilation of the wisdom of global experts in the field details how well-being can be attained in a host of settings, it is compulsory reading for not only corporate and political leaders but also for the individual who seeks well-being as a personal quest.'--Professor Charles Hopkins, UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Teacher Education, York University, Canada'I strongly advise you to read this book. In 1934', Professor Simon Kuznets said of the modern world, 'the welfare of a nation [can] scarcely be inferred from a measure of national income' and yet since that time the governments of the industrialized world have paid no attention to such good sense. They have instead become obsessed by the totems of economic growth and GDP. Kuznets would have greatly approved of this volume and I can think of no higher praise. It has taken us exactly 80 years, but we have finally got there. Human well-being is what matters.'--Professor Andrew J Oswald, University of Warwick, UK
