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

By: Graham, Carol, 1962-.
Contributor(s): Pettinato, Stefano | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2002Description: xi, 174 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Other title: Happiness & hardship [Cover title].Subject(s): Income distribution -- Psychological aspects | Economic development -- Psychological aspects | Happiness | Income distribution -- Latin America -- Psychological aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 338.9/001/9 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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.
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338.9/001/9 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-165) and index.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.