Revisiting the Meaning of Development: A Multidimensional Taxonomy of Developing Countries

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1728-1745

  Tezanos Vázquez, Sergio ^a   Sumner, Andy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY;

EID: 84890121712     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2013.822071     Document Type: Article

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