Income distribution and poverty: An interregional comparison

World Development

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1909-1924

  Kim, Kwan S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Developing regions; Economic growth; Income distribution; Industrial democracies; Poverty; Transitional economies

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY INCIDENCE; REGIONAL DISPARITY;

EID: 0031429434     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(97)00080-6     Document Type: Article

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