ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD SECTOR WEALTH FOR SOUTH AFRICA, 1970-2003
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عنوان ژورنال: Review of Income and Wealth
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0034-6586,1475-4991
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2006.00188.x