Happiness and Poverty in Developing Countries: A Global Perspective (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780230285750)

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Happiness and Poverty in Developing Countries: A Global Perspective

$109.99

Happiness and Poverty in Developing Countries: A Global Perspective

$109.99
Format: Hardcover
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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 health in uplifting well-being in these regions.

Author: John Malcolm Dowling,Chin Fang Yap
ISBN-10: 0230285759
ISBN-13: 9780230285750
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 11/29/2012
Pages: 319
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.00d

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Choice 08/01/2013
By John Malcolm Dowling
By John Malcolm Dowling
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JOHN MALCOLM DOWLING is Visiting Lecturer in Economics at the University of Hawaii, USA. He has previously held positions at the University of Colorado, USA, Singapore Management University, Singapore, Melbourne University, Australia, Reading University, UK, and has received two Fullbright Fellowships in Iran and Thailand. He has published over sixty journal articles and seven books.

CHIN-FANG YAP teaches Economics at Tampines Junior College, Singapore. Her research interests include the Economic Development of Asia and Poverty, Happiness and Choice.

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