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Author:

Graham, Carol, 1962-

Title:

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

Publisher:

Brookings Institution Press,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

xi, 174 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Income distribution--Psychological aspects.
Economic development--Psychological aspects.
Happiness.
Income distribution--Latin America--Psychological aspects.

Other Authors:

Pettinato, Stefano.

Notes:

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

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 in Peru and Russia -- Frustrated achievers in a global economy: challenges for policy and for future research.

ISBN:

9780815702412 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815702418 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780815702405 (cloth : alk. paper)
081570240X (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)47900636

LCCN:

2001006144

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)