Well-being, social capital and public policy: What's new?

Economic Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 510, 2006, Pages

  Helliwell, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33644774560     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01074.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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