Height and living standards in North Korea, 1930s-1980s

Economic History Review

Volumn 64, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 142-158

  Pak, Sunyoung ^a   Schwekendiek, Daniel ^a   Kim, Hee Kyoung ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNISM; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPLOYMENT; LIVING STANDARD; REFUGEE; SOCIAL HISTORY;

NORTH KOREA;

EID: 78650785763     PISSN: 00130117     EISSN: 14680289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0289.2009.00509.x     Document Type: Article

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