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In Pursuit of Happiness: How Realistic is the American Dream? Understanding and Seizing Inequality

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|Dec 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mdke-2022-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2392-8042 | Journal ISSN: 2286-2668
Language: English
Page range: 391 - 406
Submitted on: Sep 7, 2022
Accepted on: Nov 20, 2022
Published on: Dec 7, 2022
Published by: Scoala Nationala de Studii Politice si Administrative
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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