Standardized income inequality data for use in cross-national research

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-22

  Babones, Salvatore J ^a   Alvarez Rivadulla, María José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 33846191159     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2007.00175.x     Document Type: Article

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