Cross-National Variation in Individual Life Satisfaction: Effects of National Wealth, Human Development, and Environmental Conditions
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Development; Well-being; Life satisfaction; Welfare indicators; Cross-national research; Human development; Environmental sustainability;All these keywords.
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