Changing poverty distribution in Bolivia: The role of rural-urban migration and urban services

GeoJournal

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 307-326

  O'Hare, Greg ^a   Rivas, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Basic needs; Migration; Poverty alleviation; Poverty measurement; Urbanisation of poverty

Indexed keywords

POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

DATA ACQUISITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYING;

URBAN PLANNING;

POVERTY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN SERVICE; URBANIZATION;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447517578     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-007-9091-y     Document Type: Article

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