1 edition of Measuring inequality found in the catalog.
Measuring inequality
Frank A. Cowell
Published
2011
by Oxford University Press in Oxford
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-224) and index.
| Statement | Frank A. Cowell |
| Series | LSE perspectives in economic analysis |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HB523 .C69 2011 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 233 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 233 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL24884921M |
| ISBN 10 | 0199594031, 019959404X |
| ISBN 10 | 9780199594030, 9780199594047 |
| LC Control Number | 2010940330 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 656454882 |
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