TY - GEN TY - GEN T1 - Happiness and Poverty in Developing Countries A Global Perspective A1 - Dowling, John Malcolm. A2 - Yap, Chin Fang. LA - English PP - London PB - Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan YR - 2013 ED - 1st ed. 2013. UL - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/978-1-137-29229-2 AB - 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. OP - 319 CN - HD87-87.55 SN - 9781137292292 KW - Economic policy. KW - Regional economics. KW - Spatial economics. KW - Development economics. KW - Welfare economics. KW - International economics. KW - Emotions. KW - Economic Policy. KW - Regional/Spatial Science. KW - Development Economics. KW - Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy. KW - International Economics. KW - Emotion. ER -