Poverty, non-white poverty, and the sen index

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 543-559

  Hoover, Gary A ^a,b,c   Formby, John P ^a   Kim, Hoseong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 11444263440     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0034-6586.2004.00139.x     Document Type: Review

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