Poverty and inequality in a rapid growth economy: Chile 1990-96

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 181-200

  Contreras, Dante ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

CHILE;

EID: 0037310980     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380412331322871     Document Type: Article

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