Relationships between household consumption and inequality in the Indian States

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 65-90

  McKay, Andrew ^a   Pal, Sarmistha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 3242689125     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022038042000218143     Document Type: Article

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