Ethics and social capital for global well-being

International Review of Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 389-407

  Illingworth, Patricia ^a,b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global social capital; Happiness; Moral norms; Social capital; Utilitarianism; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870720568     PISSN: 18651704     EISSN: 18634613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12232-012-0160-2     Document Type: Article

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