Poverty dynamics and life trajectories in rural Bangladesh

International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 176-190

  Baulch, Bob ^a   Davis, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Economic mobility; Life history; Poverty dynamics; Poverty transitions; Social policy; Trajectory; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149295766     PISSN: 18340806     EISSN: 18340814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/mra.455.2.2.176     Document Type: Article

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