Mountain poverty in the Hindu-Kush Himalayas

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 250-265

  Gerlitz, Jean Yves ^a   Hunzai, Kiran ^a   Hoermann, Brigitte ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Geographic poverty; Isolation; South asia; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; MOUNTAIN REGION; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 84864408584     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2012.689613     Document Type: Article

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