What are the Distributional Implications of Halving Poverty in South Africa when Growth Alone is not Enough?
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- Fiona Tregenna, 2012. "What are the distributional implications of halving poverty in South Africa when growth alone is not enough?," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(20), pages 2577-2596, July.
- Fiona Tregenna, 2012. "What are the distributional implications of halving poverty in South Africa when growth alone is not enough?," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(20), pages 2577-2596, July.
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Keywords
Growth; poverty; South Africa;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D30 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - General
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2011-05-30 (Africa)
- NEP-DEV-2011-05-30 (Development)
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