Exploring income inequality in rural, coastal Viet Nam

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 96-119

  Adger, W Neil ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; WAGE GAP;

VIET NAM;

EID: 0032851750     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220389908422593     Document Type: Article

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