Poverty reduction, economic growth and inequality in Africa

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 1791-1794

  Fanta, Fassil ^a   Upadhyay, Mukti P ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AFRICA;

EID: 70849117457     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850701719587     Document Type: Article

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