International Evidence on the Social Context of Well-Being

International Differences in Well-Being

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Helliwell, John F ^a   Barrington Leigh, Chris ^b   Harris, Anthony ^b   Huang, Haifang ^b  

^a CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Culture; Income; International; Life satisfaction; National; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921818876     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199732739.003.0010     Document Type: Chapter

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