Income per natural: Measuring development for people rather than places

Population and Development Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 395-434

  Clemens, Michael A ^a   Pritchett, Lant ^a  

^a CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

ALBANIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA]; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 51649094354     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2008.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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