Food energy intake and cost of basic needs: Measuring poverty in Bangladesh

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 66-101

  Wodon, Quentin T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC NEEDS; ENERGY INTAKE; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY MEASUREMENT;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0031448489     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220389708422512     Document Type: Article

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