Risk attitudes and the 'vicious circle of poverty'

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-88

  Mosley, Paul ^a   Verschoor, Arjan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME; POVERTY DETERMINANT; RISK PERCEPTION;

AFRICA; ASIA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WORLD;

EID: 20444489988     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09578810500066548     Document Type: Article

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