Rural-urban migration and poverty: The case of India

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 35-47

  De Haan, Arjan ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

IMMIGRATION IMPACT; POLICY IMPLICATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL POVERTY; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SOCIAL POLICY; URBAN POVERTY;

INDIA, CALCUTTA;

EID: 0031472992     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.1997.mp28002004.x     Document Type: Article

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