Rural poverty in developing countries: An empirical analysis

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 500-508

  Dao, Minh Quang ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Poverty; Rural areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744495333     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443580410569244     Document Type: Review

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