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Surviving the Transformation: Social Quality in Central Asia and the Caucuses

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  • Pamela Abbott & Claire Wallace & Roger Sapsford, 2011. "Surviving the Transformation: Social Quality in Central Asia and the Caucuses," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 12(2), pages 199-223, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jhappi:v:12:y:2011:i:2:p:199-223
    DOI: 10.1007/s10902-010-9187-9
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