Giving away one's poverty. On the consumption of scarce resources within the family

Sociological Review

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-161

  Kochuyt, Thierry ^a,b  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b Université Saint Joseph   (United States)

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EID: 3042833400     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954x.2004.00462.x     Document Type: Review

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