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Money alone can't make people happy

By Patrick Mattimore | China Daily | Updated: 2012-11-14 08:17

The General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Hu Jintao's address to the 18th CPC National Congress on Nov 8 stressed the importance of improving people's livelihood. He set a goal to build a xiaokang (moderately well-off) society by 2020, when the country's GDP and people's income would be double that of 2010.

The fundamental question is whether a richer nation will also be a happier nation?

The answer is: "Maybe".

Money alone can't make people happy

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