Agency, values, and well-being: a human development model

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Agency, values, and well-being: a human development model. / Welzel, Christian Peter; Inglehart, Ronald.
in: Social Indicators Research, Jahrgang 97, Nr. 1, 05.2010, S. 43-63.

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Welzel CP, Inglehart R. Agency, values, and well-being: a human development model. Social Indicators Research. 2010 Mai;97(1):43-63. doi: 10.1007/s11205-009-9557-z

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