Subjective Social Indicators: Benefits and Limitations for Policy Making-An Introduction to this Special Issue

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Noll, Heinz Herbert ^a  

^a GESIS LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES   (Germany)

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EID: 84879859536     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-013-0379-7     Document Type: Editorial

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