Social Capital and Well-Being in Times of Crisis

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 145-162

  Helliwell, John F ^a   Huang, Haifang ^b   Wang, Shun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Korea Development Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Economic crises; Happiness; Social capital; Social context; Subjective well being; Sustainable development; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893835302     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-013-9441-z     Document Type: Article

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