Nicolas Sarkozy wants to measure economic success in 'happiness'
"happiness".
   'happiness'
   'happiness' Photo: AFP
   The new assessment will be based on figures relating to work-life
   Critics have pointed out that measuring "happiness" will make France's
   struggling economy, famous for its short working week and generous
   of India, who won the 1998 Nobel Prize for work on developing
     * Nicolas Sarkozy: how french happiness will be measured
   world which puts happiness at the heart of government policy.
   "Gross National Happiness". This has led to a ban on advertising,
   happiness, wellbeing and sustainability.
   "happiness" indicators in its regular growth statistics.
   bundle of goods and services but working 1,500 hours a year instead of
   thought discussing happiness in the depths of the economic crisis might
   Work began on Monday to clear a shanty town outside Calais used by