Poverty and Inequality in the Rural Brazilian Amazon: A Multidimensional Approach

Human Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-57

  Guedes, Gilvan R ^a,e   Brondízio, Eduardo S ^b   Barbieri, Alisson F ^c   Anne, Resende ^c   Penna Firme, Rodrigo ^b   D'Antona, Álvaro O ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^e GIT/Vale do Rio Doce University   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Amazon; Inequality; Multidimensional approach; Poverty; Rural livelihoods

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SMALLHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 84857920075     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-011-9444-5     Document Type: Article

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