Race, poverty and deprivation in South Africa

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 187-238

  Gradín, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APARTHEID; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MARKET; POPULATION STRUCTURE; POVERTY DETERMINANT; RACIAL IDENTITY; RACIAL SEGREGATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84893672354     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejs019     Document Type: Article

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