Horizontal and vertical inequality: Some interconnections and indicators

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 123-139

  Jayaraj, D ^a   Subramanian, S ^a  

^a MADRAS INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

Horizontal disparity; Inter group inequality; Inter personal inequality; Relative disadvantage; Transfer; Transfer sensitivity; Vertical disparity

Indexed keywords

INCOME; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION;

EID: 30744446482     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-004-4649-2     Document Type: Article

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