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Happiness Around the World

The paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires

Bibliographic Data

ID23401641
AuthorsC Graham (0000-0001-6088-1960, corresponding author)
Year2009
Pages249
Publication date2009-12-17
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueHappiness around the world (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199549054.001.0001
OpenAlexW4241152917
Open LibraryOL24032974M
ISBN9780199549054
LanguageEN
Citations received77

This text reviews the theory and concepts of happiness, explaining how these concepts underpin a line of research which is both an attempt to understand the determinants of happiness and a tool for understanding the effects of a host of phenomena on human well being.

Happiness · Jungian Analytical Psychology · Outdoor and Experiential Education · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · 83.05 economic sociology and psychology · Armut · Economic aspects · Economics · Einkommensunterschied · Ekonomi · Ekonomiska aspekter · Fortune · Gesundheit · Glück · Internationaler Vergleich · Lebensfreude · Livskvalitet · Lycka · Psychological aspects · Psykologiska aspekter · Quality of life · Välbefinnande · wealth · Well-being · Wirtschaftspsychologie · Wirtschaftswissenschaften · Wohlbefinden · Wohlstand · Zufriedenheit

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Citations per year4,81
Citation span2010 - 2025 (16)
Citation velocityrecent
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