Poverty, policy, and place: How poverty and policies to alleviate poverty are shaped by local characteristics

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 441-464

  Blank, Rebecca M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community institutions; Economic development; Poverty; Social norms

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; POLICY STRATEGY; POVERTY; RURAL PLANNING;

EID: 26444464443     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017605278999     Document Type: Article

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