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Poverty Traps and Safety Nets

In: Poverty, Inequality and Development

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  • Christopher B. Barrett

    (Cornell University)

  • John G. McPeak

    (Syracuse University)

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  • Christopher B. Barrett & John G. McPeak, 2006. "Poverty Traps and Safety Nets," Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion, and Well-Being, in: Alain Janvry & Ravi Kanbur (ed.), Poverty, Inequality and Development, chapter 0, pages 131-154, Springer.
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    DOI: 10.1007/0-387-29748-0_8
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