Observed trends in between-nation income inequality and two conjectures

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 215-221

  Firebaugh, Glenn ^a  

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EID: 0034215716     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303114     Document Type: Review

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