Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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989358 | World Development | 2008 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryThis paper uses new poverty data based on household level surveys to analyze changes in rural poverty and rural–urban poverty differences in 23 transition countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The paper presents a series of hypotheses to explain differences across countries and changes over time.
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Authors
Karen Macours, Johan F.M. Swinnen,