China: Happiness index

Written byLuisetta Mudie
Posted 1 March 2006 21 years ago

China Digital Times picks up on a report from the official Xinhua News Agency about the introduction of a “happiness index”, which will attempt to measure quality of life for Chinese citizens as opposed to economic growth.

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