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Article: Maybe money can buy happiness
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- International Herald Tribune
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- April 17, 2008
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David Leonhardt The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
04-17-2008
Maybe money can buy happiness
Byline: David Leonhardt The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 4
Section: FINANCE/BUSINESS
In the aftermath of World War II, the Japanese economy went through one of the greatest booms the world has ever known. From 1950 to 1970, the Japanese per-person economic output grew more than sevenfold. Japan, in just a few decades, remade itself from a war- torn country into one of the richest nations on earth.
Yet, strangely, Japanese citizens didn't seem to become any more satisfied with their lives. According to one poll, the percentage of people who gave the most positive possible ...