Night Waves: The Pursuit Of Happiness

Published: Sept. 12, 2012, 2:30 p.m.

Anne McElvoy examines whether we place too much weight on happiness as a measure of our quality of life.\nContributors consider the new economics of well-being and the role of happiness in writing and include: Richard Layard, Edward Skidelsky, Gus O'Donnell, Juliet Michaelson, Paul Ormerod and Alexandra Harris.