Growth, inequality and the future of poverty reduction in vietnam

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 635-657

  Fritzen, Scott ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Growth; Inequality; Poverty; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036755464     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-0078(02)00173-2     Document Type: Article

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