Patterns and determinants of poverty transitions among poor urban households in Nairobi, Kenya

African Development Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 172-185

  Mberu, Blessing Uchenna ^a   Ciera, James Mbugua ^b   Elungata, Patricia ^a   Ezeh, Alex Chika ^a  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^b Kimetrica   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LOW INCOME POPULATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; URBAN POLICY; URBAN POPULATION;

KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA];

EID: 84898666712     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12073     Document Type: Article

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