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Boom, bust, and the poor: Poverty dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa, 1970-1999

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  • Page, John, 2007. "Boom, bust, and the poor: Poverty dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa, 1970-1999," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 46(5), pages 832-851, February.
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