Democratization and the dynamics of income distribution in low- and middle-income countries

Politikon

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-43

  Nel, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 85053485879     PISSN: 02589346     EISSN: 14701014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02589340500101675     Document Type: Article

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