Government and Happiness in 130 Nations: Good Governance Fosters Higher Level and More Equality of Happiness
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Happiness; Life satisfaction; Inequality; Kuznets curve; Inequality trap; Good governance; Technical quality; Democratic quality; Size of government;All these keywords.
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