Poverty in Europe
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This review attempts to respond to the following questions: i) what are the main poverty indices in use? ii) where are the poor in Europe? iii) what are the specific needs of the poor in Europe? iv) which policies need to be put in place to address the needs of the poor? v) what is being done to address the needs of the poor at national and regional levels? vi) how does/can agricultural research and development address these concerns? vii) where are the gaps? viii) what are the global research challenges?
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تاریخ انتشار 2009