Quality of life in South Africa - The first ten years of democracy

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-201

  Møller, Valerie ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Democracy; Quality of life; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33847047201     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-006-9003-4     Document Type: Review

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