The Economics Of Happiness: Building Genuine Wealth By Mark Anielski

The Economics of Happiness: Building Genuine Wealth is a book written by Mark Anielski, an ecological economist from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is a professor and CEO of family owned corporation, Anielski Management Inc. (AMI). He specializes in well-being measurement and was recognized by Adbusters as a “rising star” amongst international progressive economists. He helps communities, business and governments in measuring and managing their genuine wealth. His book, The Economics of Happiness: Building Genuine Wealth, won 2 awards in 2008 which are a gold medal in Consciousness Business Leadership at the Los Angeles Nautilus Book and a bronze medal at the Axiom Book Awards in New York, with the category of Economics (International Institute of Sustainable Development, 2014). Mark is also a professor at the University of Alberta, School of Business and teaches a course in Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship (International Institute of Sustainable Development, 2014). He is also a founding faculty member of

This tool provides us a glimpse of our physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, financial and environmental well-being. Through this we are able to identify the areas which needs improvements and also it will be able to make us more aware of our key strengths. He also identified the 5 capitals of Genuine Wealth which are: Human Capital, Social Capital, Natural Capital, Built Capital and Financial Capital. These 5 capitals collectively contribute to the good life and form the basis of an economy of well-being (Anielski, 2007). Anielski shared the stories and lessons that he was able to learn when he conducted the Genuine Wealth Indicator (GWA) on individuals, communities and nations, and businesses and organizations. He also provided information about money, why we want it and what the monetary value of happiness