Chronic poverty in urban Ethiopia: Panel data evidence

International Planning Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-67

  Kedir, Abbi M ^a   McKay, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PANEL DATA; POVERTY; URBAN ECONOMY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 22144439063     PISSN: 13563475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13563470500159246     Document Type: Article

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