Enduring national unity through enhancing happiness: hedonic and eudaimonic approaches

• Main Authors: Sarif, Suhaimi Mhd, Ismail, Yusof
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: HB846 Welfare theory; HF5549 Personnel management
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/11489/1/Published14Dec_Enduring_national_unity_through_hedonic_economic_development.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/11489/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This paper examines the efforts to create enduring national unity in Malaysia by enhancing the citizens’ happiness from the welfare economics perspectives, particularly through the hedonic and eudaimonic approaches. While hedonic approach emphasizes on the tangible aspects of a person’s happiness, e...