Self-perceived social stratification in low-income transitional countries: Examining the multi-country survey in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-22

  Habibov, Nazim N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia; Poverty; Social welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650274560     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068291111091936     Document Type: Article

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