Poverty and expenditure pattern of households in Pakistan and South Africa: A comparative study

Journal of International Development

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 241-256

  Ray, Ranjan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; POVERTY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

PAKISTAN; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034011692     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(200003)12:2<241::AID-JID654>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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