Socioeconomic indicators for analyzing convergence: The case of Greece: 1960-2004

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 315-330

  Liargovas, Panagiotis G ^a   Fotopoulos, Georgios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Convergence; Greece; Quality of life; Socio economic indicators

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; CONVERGENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 68549125251     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9319-3     Document Type: Article

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