Poverty in Ghana from an assets-based perspective: An application of probit technique

African Development Review

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-69

  Sackey, Harry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INVESTMENT; POVERTY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 20844456088     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1017-6772.2005.00106.x     Document Type: Article

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