The multidimensional poverty assessment tool: A new framework for measuring rural poverty

Development in Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 887-897

  Cohen, Alasdair ^a  

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Author keywords

East asia; Gender and diversity; Governance and public policy; Methods; Social sector

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; RURAL SOCIETY;

EID: 77955745511     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: 13649213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2010.508111     Document Type: Article

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