So far so good? Subjective and social well-being in Portugal and Europe

Portuguese Journal of Social Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-33

  Novo, Rosa de Jesus Ferreira ^b  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Participation; Sociability; Social practices; Social well being; Socio economic development; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054121638     PISSN: 1476413X     EISSN: 17589509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1386/pjss.5.1.5/1     Document Type: Article

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