On Persistent Poverty in a Rich Country

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 653-678

  Islam, T M Tonmoy ^a   Minier, Jenny ^b   Ziliak, James P ^b  

^a ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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O1; R1

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EID: 85000786922     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4284/0038-4038-2012.243     Document Type: Article

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