A modified human development index and international comparison

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 677-682

  Paul, Satya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; INFANT SURVIVAL; INFANT SURVIVAL RATE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION;

EID: 0030434634     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135048596355925     Document Type: Review

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