The case for an EU-wide measure of poverty

European Sociological Review

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-47

  Fahey, Tony ^a  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

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EID: 33846973370     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcl018     Document Type: Review

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