The Economics of Poverty in Poor Countries
β Scribed by Partha Dasgupta
- Book ID
- 108535399
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Volume
- 100
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0347-0520
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