Surviving the Transformation: Social Quality in Central Asia and the Caucuses

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-223

  Abbott, Pamela ^a   Wallace, Claire ^a   Sapsford, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Agency and structure; Central Asia and Caucuses; Satisfaction; Social quality; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951723285     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-010-9187-9     Document Type: Article

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