Low income and 'poverty lines' in Norway: A comparison of three concepts

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-83

  Borgeraas, Elling ^a   Dahl, Espen ^b  

^a Statens institutt for forbruksforskning   (Norway)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Consumption; Income poverty; Minimum budget; Norway; Poverty concepts; Poverty lines

Indexed keywords

EID: 71249139026     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2008.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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