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Introduction. / Johnson, Matthew Thomas.
Evaluating Culture: Well-Being, Institutions and Circumstance. Springer, 2013. p. 1-12.

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Johnson, MT 2013, Introduction. in Evaluating Culture: Well-Being, Institutions and Circumstance. Springer, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137313799_1

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Johnson, M. T. (2013). Introduction. In Evaluating Culture: Well-Being, Institutions and Circumstance (pp. 1-12). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137313799_1

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Johnson MT. Introduction. In Evaluating Culture: Well-Being, Institutions and Circumstance. Springer. 2013. p. 1-12 doi: 10.1057/9781137313799_1

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Johnson, Matthew Thomas. / Introduction. Evaluating Culture: Well-Being, Institutions and Circumstance. Springer, 2013. pp. 1-12

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