Increasing inequality and civil conflict in Nepal

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-26

  Macours, Karen ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL CONFLICT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; YOUNG POPULATION;

NEPAL;

EID: 79952028865     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpq013     Document Type: Article

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