Where we stand in Europe1: Citizen perceptions of European country rankings and their influence on subjective well-being

Handbook of Quality of Life in the Enlarged European Union

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 387-404

  Delhey, Jan ^a   Kohler, Ulrich ^b  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^b WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

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EID: 85144982386     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203936306-29     Document Type: Chapter

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