The interrelationship linking growth, Inequality and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Thorbecke, Erik ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84871527669     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejs028     Document Type: Article

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