Measurement of inequality: An attempt at unification and generalization

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DOI10.1007/BF00735758zbMath0644.90017MaRDI QIDQ1102849

B. George

Publication date: 1988

Published in: Social Choice and Welfare (Search for Journal in Brave)




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