Core poverty, vagueness and adaptation: A new methodology and some results for South Africa

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 519-544

  Clark, David A ^a   Qizilbash, Mozaffar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY DETERMINANT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 43149109310     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380801980855     Document Type: Article

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