Fooling the eye of the beholder: Deceptive status signalling among the poor in developing countries

Journal of International Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-177

  Van Kempen, Luuk ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; POVERTY; SOCIAL STATUS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 0037348194     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.973     Document Type: Article

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