National accounts of well-being

Handbook of Social Indicators and Quality of Life Research

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 137-157

  Diener, Ed ^a,b   Tov, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Gallup Inc   (United States)

^c SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 85013852043     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2421-1_7     Document Type: Chapter

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