Measuring Non-Economic Quality of Life on a Sub-National Level: A Case Study of New Zealand

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 439-454

  Rossouw, Stephanié ^a   Pacheco, Gail ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Human development index; New Zealand; Non economic measures; Quality of life; Sub national inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860920902     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-011-9272-8     Document Type: Article

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