For Reducing Poverty Faster: Target Reasons Before People

World Development

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1947-1960

  Krishna, Anirudh ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

health; poverty; Stages of Progress methodology; targeting

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; TARGETING;

AFRICA; ASIA; EAST AFRICA; EURASIA; INDIA; KENYA; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 35648952657     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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