Poverty is low consumption and low wealth, not just low income

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-39

  Headey, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumption; Household financial accounts; Low income; Net worth; Poverty

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 50849103024     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9231-2     Document Type: Article

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