Understanding the over-time evolution of living standard determinants in transitional countries: Evidence from Azerbaijan

Journal of Comparative Social Welfare

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-63

  Habibov, Nazim N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Azerbaijan; Inequality; Living standards; Poverty; Quintile regression; Social policy; Transition; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953750337     PISSN: 17486831     EISSN: 1748684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17486830903395702     Document Type: Article

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