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Understanding How Democracy Shapes Well-Being Of Countries In Europe And Asia, Wing Laam Ng
Understanding How Democracy Shapes Well-Being Of Countries In Europe And Asia, Wing Laam Ng
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There is no lack of literature talking about the relationship between well-being and democracy. However, little research has been done by separating the area. This study is going to explore the association between democracy and well-being again by separating the countries in Europe and Asia. Well-being is measured by life satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect and satisfaction towards the government while democracy refers to the Democracy Index by the Economist Intelligence Unit. In total, thirty one European countries and seventeen Asian countries are selected based on the availability of data and exclusion of Asia-Europe border countries. Pearson correlation coefficient and …