The geography of poverty, inequality and wealth in the UK and abroad: Because enough is never enough

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-106

  Dorling, Danny ^a   Pritchard, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History; Income; Inequality; Poverty; United Kingdom; Wealth

Indexed keywords

CARTOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77954084877     PISSN: 1874463X     EISSN: 18744621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12061-009-9042-8     Document Type: Article

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