Poverty, inequality and growth in selected Middle East and North Africa countries, 1980-2000

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2027-2048

  Adams Jr , Richard H ^a   Page, John ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Government employment; Income distribution; Middle East; Migration; Poverty; Remittances

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; POVERTY;

(NORTH); AFRICA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 0344961328     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2003.04.004     Document Type: Article

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