Consumption and Subjective Wellbeing: Exploring Basic Needs, Social Comparison, Social Integration and Hedonism in Peru
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Consumption; Subjective wellbeing (SWB); Happiness; Expenditure; Motives; Basic needs; Social integration; Peru;All these keywords.
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