Poverty in Canada and the United States: Measurement, trends, and implications

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 847-877

  Osberg, Lars ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0346764352     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0008-4085.00045     Document Type: Article

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