The poverty of cities in developing regions

Population and Development Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-114

  Brockerhoff, Martin ^a   Brennan, Ellen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; INFANT MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN POVERTY;

EID: 0031901386     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2808123     Document Type: Article

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