Botswana: Poverty amid plenty

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 211-231

  Jefferis, K R ^a   Kelly, T F ^b  

^a Botswana Inst Devmt Plcy Anal   (Botswana)

^b Min of Fin and Devmt Planning   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 0032863316     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600819908424174     Document Type: Article

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