Analysing poverty in Thailand

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 141-160

  Kakwani, Nanak ^a   Krongkaew, Medhi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Poverty line; Poverty threshold; Socio economic surveys; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY;

THAILAND;

EID: 0034004775     PISSN: 13547860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547860008540788     Document Type: Article

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