Measuring neighbourhood deprivation: A critique of the Index of Multiple Deprivation

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 883-903

  Deas, Iain ^a   Robson, Brian ^a   Wong, Cecilia ^b   Bradford, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INDEX METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1642520950     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0240     Document Type: Article

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