Chronic and transitory poverty in post-apartheid South Africa: Evidence from Kwazulu-Natal

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1-28

  Roberts, Benjamin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Expenditure sequence patterns; Kwazulu natal; Poverty dynamics; South africa; Transition matrix

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988400042     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v05n04_01     Document Type: Article

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