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Economic class and labour market inclusion poor and middle class workers in developing Asia and the Pacific

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  • Huynh, Phu.
  • Kapsos, Steven.

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Presents trends and estimates of the poor, near poor and middle class working population in developing Asia and the Pacific.

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  • Huynh, Phu. & Kapsos, Steven., 2013. "Economic class and labour market inclusion poor and middle class workers in developing Asia and the Pacific," ILO Working Papers 994822963402676, International Labour Organization.
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    6. R. Ahalya & Sourabh Bikas Paul, 2021. "Urban Infrastructure and Labour Force Participation in India," The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Springer;The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), vol. 64(4), pages 943-960, December.

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