Why inequality makes europeans less happy: The Role of Distrust, Status Anxiety, and perceived conflict

European Sociological Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 151-165

  Delhey, Jan ^a   Dragolov, Georgi ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84898875185     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jct033     Document Type: Article

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