Poverty transitions among older households in Brazil and South Africa

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 570-588

  Barrientos, Armando ^a   Mase, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazil; old age; poverty; poverty transitions; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PANEL DATA; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84864622766     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2012.13     Document Type: Article

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