Growth and poverty reduction in Uganda, 1999-2000: Panel data evidence

Development Policy Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 481-509

  Deininger, Klaus ^a   Okidi, John ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b Economic Policy Research Centre   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH DETERMINATION; PANEL DATA; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL POLICY;

UGANDA;

EID: 0041312457     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7679.00220     Document Type: Article

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