Shorter NYT: Gross inequality is bad for happiness. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/17/world/europe/denmark-world-happiness-report.html
Denmark Ranks as Happiest Country; Burundi, Not So Much By SEWELL CHAN MARCH 16, 2016 LONDON — Denmark has reclaimed its place as the world’s happiest country, while Burundi ranks as the least happy nation, according to the fourth World Happiness Report, released on Wednesday. The report found that inequality was strongly associated with unhappiness — a stark finding for rich countries like the United States, where rising disparities in income, wealth, health and well-being have fueled political discontent. Denmark topped the list in the first report, in 2012, and again in 2013, but it was displaced by Switzerland last year. In this year’s ranking, Denmark was back at No. 1, followed by Iceland, Norway, Finland, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia and Sweden. Most are fairly homogeneous nations with strong social safety nets. [...] === Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org nai...@justforeignpolicy.org (202) 448-2898 x1
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