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Vulnerability and poverty in rural India-estimates for rural south India

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  • R Gaiha & K Imai, 2006. "Vulnerability and poverty in rural India-estimates for rural south India," Economics Discussion Paper Series 0602, Economics, The University of Manchester.
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