Trade and income inequality in a less developed country: The case of Mozambique

Economic Geography

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-136

  Silva, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic globalization; Inequality; Mozambique; Regional development

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC POLICY; GLOBALIZATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

AFRICA; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBEZI RIVER;

EID: 34250026704     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-8287.2007.tb00339.x     Document Type: Article

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