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Author Dowling, J. Malcolm (John Malcolm), author.

Title Happiness and poverty in developing countries : a global perspective / John Malcolm Dowling, Chin-Fang Yap
Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (x, 319 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction -- Analysis for Asia -- Analysis for Africa -- Latin America -- Conclusions from the Analysis of Probit Analysis for Asia, Africa and Latin America -- Bibliography
Summary By carefully analyzing a comprehensive data base of questionnaire responses gathered over the past two decades in the developing regions of Africa, Asia and Latin America, this book arrives at a series of powerful conclusions regarding the determinants of well-being and happiness of all sectors of society. The book explores the relative importance of health and education, as well as addressing social and demographic issues surrounding happiness, and the effect of ageing. Psychological factors are also discussed, such as the effects of a belief in social mobility in the less well-off. The authors explore why income poverty is not the only form of poverty, and focus on other factors that uplift the well-being and happiness of the underprivileged
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-310) and index
Notes English
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Subject Happiness -- Developing countries
Poverty -- Developing countries
Well-being -- Developing countries
Quality of life -- Developing countries
Happiness.
Poverty.
Quality of life.
Developing Countries
Happiness
Poverty
Quality of Life
Socioeconomic Factors
poverty.
quality of life.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Macroeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
Economic history
Happiness
Poverty
Quality of life
Social conditions
Well-being
SUBJECT Developing countries -- Social conditions
Developing countries -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85037344
Subject Developing countries
Form Electronic book
Author Yap, Chin-Fang, author
ISBN 9781137292292
1137292296
9781349330768
1349330760
0230285759
9780230285750