The ins and outs of poverty in advanced economies: Government policy and poverty dynamics in Canada, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 261-284

  Valletta, Robert G ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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EID: 33744718753     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: 14754991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2006.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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