Global Poverty and Inequality: A Brief Retrospective and Prospective Analysis
β Scribed by MICHAEL WOOLCOCK
- Book ID
- 110992827
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 295 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0032-3179
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