Poverty in a Wealthy Economy: The Case of Nigeria
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Keywords
WP; economic growth; per capita income; terms of trade; poverty incidence; standard of living; Poverty; Income distribution; Targeting; Nigeria; oil wealth; export income; poverty level; poverty line income; FGT poverty measure; profile of Nigeria; gap index; poverty incidence in Nigeria; poverty profile of Nigeria; Poverty reduction; Personal income; Africa; Asia and Pacific; Sub-Saharan Africa;All these keywords.
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