Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: New data and new insights from anthropometric estimates

World Development

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1233-1265

  Moradi, Alexander ^a   Baten, Joerg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Health; Income inequality; Nutrition; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

HEIGHT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

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

EID: 22144471203     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.04.010     Document Type: Article

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