Growth, inequality, and welfare: Comparisons across space and time

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 212-236

  Gruen, Carola ^a   Klasen, Stephan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; DEVELOPING WORLD; INCOME; SOCIAL CONFLICT; SOCIAL WORK; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 41249087439     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpm042     Document Type: Article

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