Pandemics such as COVID-19 have often resulted in international, national and sub-
regional crises, with considerable inequities across many societies. With the already existing …

Income inequality is growing in many parts of the world and, for the poorest children in a
society, is associated with multiple, negative, developmental outcomes. This review of the …

Assessment of the social science literature and regional case studies reveals how social
norms, culture, and individual choices, interact with infrastructure and other structural …

Positive psychology approaches have been shown to play a vital role in protecting mental
health in times of challenge and are, therefore, important to include when studying the …

Measuring subjective well-being as a key indicator of national wellness has increasingly
become part of the international agenda. Current recommendations for measuring well …

This study proposes subjective social status—a person's perception of his/her standing in
the social hierarchy—is an important psychological mechanism driving the inequality …

Macroeconomics in Context lays out the principles of macroeconomics in a manner that is
thorough, up to date, and relevant to students. Like its counterpart, Microeconomics in …

Associated with the dramatic expansion of Chinese cities are the unprecedented scale and
pace of changes to urban living environment. There is an imperative to assess residents' …

Despite growing interest in the relation between social justice and life satisfaction, there is a
paucity of quantitative investigations linking these two constructs, even in the field of …

abstract The rise of a geography of political discontent in the EU documented in recent
studies highlights a strong spatial association between antisystem voting, regional economic …