A Mixed-Method Taxonomy of Child Poverty - the Case of Ethiopia

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 319-337

  Roelen, Keetie ^a   Camfield, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child poverty; Ethiopia; Mixed methods; Poverty dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881026877     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-012-9195-5     Document Type: Article

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