Is nutritional improvement a cause or a consequence of economic growth? Evidence from Mauritius

Economics Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Neeliah, Harris ^a   Shankar, Bhavani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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