Not all growth is equally good for the poor: The case of Zambia

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 603-625

  Thurlow, James ^a   Wobst, Peter ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SIMULATION;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 33845415994     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejk012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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