Ethnicity and Economic Well-Being: The Case of Ghana

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 487-510

  Addai, Isaac ^a   Pokimica, Jelena ^b  

^a Lansing Community College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic reforms; Ethnic specific programs; Ethnicity; Micro and macro levels; Perceived and actual economic well being

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; ECONOMIC REFORM; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

GHANA;

EID: 78649316039     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9595-6     Document Type: Article

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