National Happiness at a Time of Economic Growth: A Tracking Study Based on CGSS Data

Social Sciences in China

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 20-37

  Junqiang, Liu ^a   Moulin, Xiong ^a   Yang, Su ^b  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

economic growth; inequity; sense of happiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887977088     PISSN: 02529203     EISSN: 19405952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02529203.2013.849086     Document Type: Article

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