Poverty and wellbeing at the 'Grassroots'-How much is visible to researchers?

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-140

  Tiwari, Meera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grassroots level; Poverty; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEVELOPING WORLD; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ASIA; BIHAR; EURASIA; INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 54049121341     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9316-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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