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False Promise of Happiness

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  • Ruut Veenhoven, 2009. "False Promise of Happiness," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 10(3), pages 385-386, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:jhappi:v:10:y:2009:i:3:p:385-386
    DOI: 10.1007/s10902-008-9101-x
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    1. Ruut Veenhoven, 1991. "Is happiness relative?," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 24(1), pages 1-34, February.
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