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The Non-Economic Quality of Life on a Sub-National Level in South Africa

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  • Stephanié Rossouw & Wim Naudé, 2008. "The Non-Economic Quality of Life on a Sub-National Level in South Africa," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 86(3), pages 433-452, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:86:y:2008:i:3:p:433-452
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9178-3
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    8. Stephanié Rossouw & Talita Greyling, 2017. "Regional disparities in non-economic quality of life in South Africa: convergence or divergence?," Working Papers 2017-06, Auckland University of Technology, Department of Economics.
    9. Luca D’Acci, 2014. "Monetary, Subjective and Quantitative Approaches to Assess Urban Quality of Life and Pleasantness in Cities (Hedonic Price, Willingness-to-Pay, Positional Value, Life Satisfaction, Isobenefit Lines)," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 115(2), pages 531-559, January.
    10. Natalia Kopylova & Talita Greyling & Stephanié Rossouw, 2022. "Multidimensional Quality of Life of Older Adults in South Africa," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 17(6), pages 3427-3450, December.
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