Macquarie University

Vice-Chancellor's Office

Laying down the law on happiness

Written by Steven Schwartz on June 5th, 2008

As a vice-chancellor I get many requests to speak at various functions around the country. One that I couldn’t resist dropped onto my desk recently: an invitation to discuss the topic ‘If money can’t make us happy, can government?’
A survey conducted in the UK earlier this year pointed out that although household wealth and expenditure […]