The end of the rollercoaster? Growth, inequality and poverty in Central Asia and the caucasus

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 340-360

  Falkingham, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central Asia and the Caucasus; Living standards; Transition; Welfare

Indexed keywords

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; POVERTY; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 27744603569     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2005.00444.x     Document Type: Article

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