Combining quantitative and qualitative research to further our understanding of poverty dynamics: Some methodological considerations

International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-204

  Lawson, David ^a   Hulme, David ^a   Muwonge, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Ugandan Bureau of Statistics   (Uganda)

Author keywords

D10; HIV AIDS; JEL classification: I32; Life histories; Poverty dynamics; Q Squared; Q2; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149293210     PISSN: 18340806     EISSN: 18340814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/mra.455.2.2.191     Document Type: Article

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