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Author Graham, Carol, 1962-

Title Happiness and hardship [electronic resource] : opportunity and insecurity in new market economies / Carol Graham, Stefano Pettinato.

Imprint Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2002.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xi, 174 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-165) and index.
Contents New approaches to old inequities: mobility, opportunity, and subjective well-being -- Mobility, subjective well-being, and public perceptions: stuck in the tunnel or moving up the ladder? -- Concepts and trends in income mobility -- Happiness, markets, and democracy: Latin America, Russia, and the United States -- Frustrated achievers: mobility trends and subjective well-being -- Frustrated achievers in a global economy: challenges for policy and for future research.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Income distribution -- Psychological aspects.
Economic development -- Psychological aspects.
Happiness.
Income distribution -- Latin America -- Psychological aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Pettinato, Stefano.
ProQuest (Firm)
Cover Title Happiness & hardship
ISBN 081570240X (cloth : alk. paper)
0815702418 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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