Macroeconomic adjustment and the poor: Analytical issues and cross-country evidence

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-408

  Agénor, Pierre Richard ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Labor markets; Macroeconomic policy; Poverty

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; MACROECONOMICS; POVERTY DETERMINANT;

EID: 3543080410     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0950-0804.2004.00225.x     Document Type: Article

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