The ethical poverty line: A moral quantification of absolute poverty

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 377-393

  Edward, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ETHICS; POVERTY;

EID: 33144488792     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01436590500432739     Document Type: Article

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