A New Framework of Happiness Survey and Evaluation of National Wellbeing

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 491-507

  Zhou, Haiou ^a,b  

^a JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Day reconstruction method; Gross national happiness; Happiness survey; Just perceivable increment; National wellbeing; Subjective wellbeing

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INDICATOR; SURVEY METHOD;

EID: 84864380833     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9888-4     Document Type: Article

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