Changing patterns of South African income distribution: Towards time series estimates of distribution and poverty

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 546-572

  van der Berg, Servaas ^a   Louw, Megan ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY; RACE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 11844256935     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2004.tb00125.x     Document Type: Article

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