Money won't buy happiness: Poverty-reduction programs need to also look at improving people's well-being

Monday, September 7, 2009 - 17:35 in Mathematics & Economics

There is more to life satisfaction than money, and public policy programs aiming to tackle poverty need to move beyond simply raising people's income to also improving their quality of life in other areas. These findings1 by Professor Mariano Rojas from Mexico's Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales are published online in Springer's journal, Applied Research in Quality of Life.

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