Livelihood assets as a multidimensional inverse proxy for poverty: A district-level analysis of the Indian Indo-Gangetic plains

Journal of Human Development and Capabilities

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-302

  Erenstein, Olaf ^a  

^a International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

India; Indo Gangetic plains; Livelihood capital; Meso level analysis; Poverty analysis; Wealth index

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864738034     PISSN: 19452829     EISSN: 19452837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19452829.2011.571094     Document Type: Article

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