The impact of growth and distribution on poverty in Papua New Guinea

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 541-544

  Gibson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0033943184     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850050033346     Document Type: Article

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