Crime and happiness amongst heads of households in Malawi

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 457-476

  Davies, Simon ^a   Hinks, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Crime; Happiness; Malawi; Quality of life; Subjective wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954426350     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-009-9152-7     Document Type: Article

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