Examining the level of unsatisfied basic needs among low-income women in peninsular Malaysia

International Research Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 74, Issue , 2011, Pages 89-96

  Abdullah Al Mamun, ^a   Adaikalam, Joseph ^a  

^a Binary University College of Management & Entrepreneurship   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Poverty; Unsatisfied basic needs; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053292364     PISSN: 14502887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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