Economic growth, health and poverty: An exploratory study for India

Development Policy Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-206

  Gupta, Indrani ^a   Mitra, Arup ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN CAPITAL; POVERTY DETERMINANT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 1542426223     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2004.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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