Quality of life in Hong Kong: Past accomplishments and future prospects

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 183-229

  Estes, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Hong Kong; social development; Social indicators; Social reporting

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 19544372413     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-004-8018-y     Document Type: Article

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