An assessment of the quality of life in the European union based on the social indicators approach

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-25

  Grasso, Marco ^a   Canova, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

European Union; Quality of life; Social indicators; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INDICATOR; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 57749143513     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9158-7     Document Type: Article

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