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Happiness and Poverty in Developing Countries A Global Perspective /

This book analyzes the determinants of happiness for both the rich and the poor in the developing regions of Asia, Latin America and Africa. Explanatory variables include education, health and income as well as demographic and social variables. The book highlights the overwhelming importance of heal...

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Main Authors:	Dowling, John Malcolm. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Yap, Chin Fang. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Edition:	1st ed. 2013.
Subjects:	Economic policy. Regional economics. Spatial economics. Development economics. Welfare economics. International economics. Emotions. Economic Policy. Regional/Spatial Science. Development Economics. Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy. International Economics. Emotion.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137292292

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