The role of social capital in subjective quality of life.

This paper investigates the role of social capital (SC) in subjective quality of life to address the limitations of existing observable indicators as evidence for public policy. We use a large-scale survey of 100,956 respondents across 37 countries, including both developed and less developed countr...

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Publicado en:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
Autores principales: Imbulana Arachchi, Janaki, Managi, Shunsuke
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature 1/24/2023
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          Urban institute, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
          Department of Civil Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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        Social capital
        Quality of life
        Educational attainment
        Low-income countries
        Government policy
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          Social capital
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