The quality of life in confucian Asia: From physical welfare to subjective well-being

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-190

  Inoguchi, Takashi ^a   Shin, Doh Chull ^b  

^a CHUO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; WELFARE IMPACT;

ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 67349089596     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9352-2     Document Type: Article

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