Poverty and inequality across space: Sociological reflections on the missing-middle subnational scale

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-113

  Lobao, Linda M ^a   Hooks, Gregory ^b   Tickamyer, Ann R ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inequality; Poverty; Regional scale; Sociology; Stratification; Subnational scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949145480     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsm003     Document Type: Article

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