Researching well-being: Communicating between the needs of policy makers and the needs of people

Global Social Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 337-358

  McGregor, J Allister ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local; Policy; Poverty; Universal; Well being

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; POVERTY; RESEARCH; STANDARD OF LIVING;

EID: 9744260947     PISSN: 14680181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468018104047491     Document Type: Article

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