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This book analyzes the determinants of happiness for both the rich and the poor in the developing regions of Asia, Latin America and Africa. Explanatory variables include education, health and income as well as demographic and social variables. The book highlights the overwhelming importance of health in uplifting well-being in these regions.
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JOHN MALCOLM DOWLING is Visiting Lecturer in Economics at the University of Hawaii, USA. He has previously held positions at the University of Colorado, USA, Singapore Management University, Singapore, Melbourne University, Australia, Reading University, UK, and has received two Fullbright Fellowships in Iran and Thailand. He has published over sixty journal articles and seven books.
CHIN-FANG YAP teaches Economics at Tampines Junior College, Singapore. Her research interests include the Economic Development of Asia and Poverty, Happiness and Choice.
CHIN-FANG YAP teaches Economics at Tampines Junior College, Singapore. Her research interests include the Economic Development of Asia and Poverty, Happiness and Choice.
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Book Title: Happiness and Poverty in Developing Countries
Book Subtitle: A Global Perspective
Authors: John Malcolm Dowling, Chin-Fang Yap
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137292292
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-28575-0Published: 29 November 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-33076-8Published: 01 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-29229-2Published: 29 November 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 319
Topics: Economic Policy, Regional/Spatial Science, Development Economics, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy, International Economics, Emotion