Has growing inequality contributed to rising household economic distress?

Review of Political Economy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-22

  Boushey, Heather ^a   Weller, Christian E ^b  

^a Center for Economic and Policy Research   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS   (United States)

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EID: 37749040189     PISSN: 09538259     EISSN: 14653982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09538250701661764     Document Type: Article

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