An Anthropological Journey into Well-Being Insights from Bolivia /

This volume is a unique contribution to the exploration of a new perspective in the study of well-being, which tries to overcome the quantification bias by creating an account of <U+0018>the good life<U+0019> in a specific place. Rather than numbers, this research focuses on local narrat...

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Main Author: Calestani, Melania. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research,
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