Relative poverty in two egalitarian societies: A comparison between Taganrog, Russia during the Soviet era and Sweden

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 321-334

  Gustafsson, Björn ^a   Nivorozhkina, Ludmila ^a  

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EID: 0030524689     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.1996.tb00185.x     Document Type: Article

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