Meaning versus measurement: Why do 'economic' indicators of poverty still predominate?

Development in Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-13

  Sumner, Andrew ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aid; Governance and public policy; Methods

Indexed keywords

AID; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POVERTY;

EID: 33847259318     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: 13649213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614520601092485     Document Type: Article

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