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Public Services and the Quality of Life

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  • Alex Michalos & Bruno Zumbo, 1999. "Public Services and the Quality of Life," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 48(2), pages 125-157, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:48:y:1999:i:2:p:125-157
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1006893225196
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    1. Alex Michalos, 1985. "Multiple discrepancies theory (MDT)," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 16(4), pages 347-413, May.
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    7. Alex Michalos, 1999. "Reflections on Twenty-Five Years of Quality-of-Life Research," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(2), pages 119-123.
    8. Shi, Jiangang & Dai, Xingying & Duan, Kaifeng & Li, Jiajia, 2023. "Exploring the performances and determinants of public service provision in 35 major cities in China from the perspectives of efficiency and effectiveness," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
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