Is economic growth good for the poor? Tracking low incomes using general means

International Economic Review

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1143-1172

  Foster, James E ^b   Székely, Miguel ^a  

^a Argentina 28 Centro Histórico   (Mexico)

^b NONE

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EID: 54249129416     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2008.00509.x     Document Type: Article

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