Why is poverty so high among Afro-Brazilians? A Decomposition analysis of the racial poverty gap

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1426-1452

  Gradín, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

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Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; POVERTY DETERMINANT; RACIAL DISPARITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

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EID: 74849112839     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380902890235     Document Type: Article

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