Does it matter that we do not agree on the definition of poverty? A comparison of four approaches

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-274

  Ruggeri Laderchi, Caterina ^a   Saith, Ruhi ^b   Stewart, Frances ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

INDIA; PERU;

EID: 0242381239     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360081032000111698     Document Type: Article

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