Deconstructing European poverty measures: What relative and absolute scales measure
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(1) This draft working paper explores issues which will inform analyses in a chapter of a book in progress commissioned by the Russell Sage Foundation. Please do not quote or cite before consulting with the authors. But comments are certainly welcome. (2) The research reported here is supported by a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation to the " Century of Difference " project. Other working p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0276-8739,1520-6688
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20468