Who became poor, who escaped poverty, and why? Developing and using a retrospective methodology in five countries

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 351-372

  Krishna, Anirudh ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955597728     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20495     Document Type: Article

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