RELATIVE OR ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINES: A NEW APPROACH
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Relative or Absolute Poverty Lines: a New Approach
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عنوان ژورنال: Review of Income and Wealth
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0034-6586,1475-4991
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2000.tb00954.x