Happiness and the pursuit of a life worth living: An anthropological approach

Happiness and Public Policy: Theory, Case Studies and Implications

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 147-168

  Mathews, Gordon ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230288027     Document Type: Chapter

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