The poverty line: Getting it wrong again

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 46, Issue 48, 2011, Pages 37-42

  Subramanian, S ^a,b  

^a Institute of Development Studies   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

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EID: 84859252807     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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