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Why poor people stay poor

A Study of Urban Bias in World Development

Bibliographic Data

ID23258194
AuthorsMichael Lipton
Year1977
Pages467
Publication date1977-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
Reviewed byWhy Poor People Stay Poor, John Isbister, 1978
Reviewed byWhy Poor People Stay Poor, Mark Karp, 1978
Reviewed byWhy Poor People Stay Poor: A Study of Urban Bias in World Development, W Klatt, 1977
Reviewed byWhy Poor People Stay Poor: Urban Bias in World Development, William Diebold, 1977
Reviewed byWhy Poor People Stay Poor: Urban Bias in World Development, Rodney Wilson, 1977
Reviewed byWhy Poor People Stay Poor. A Study of Urban Bias in World Development, Michael Lipton, 1977
VenueWhy poor people stay poor (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherTemple Smith (PUBLISHER)
Open LibraryOL4592191M
ISBN9780851170763
LanguageEN
Citations received915

Aide au développement économique régional · Armoede · Armut · Developing countries · Domestic Economic assistance · Economic assistance, Domestic · Economic conditions · Einkommensverteilung · Pauvres · Pauvres en milieu rural · Poor · Rural poor · Soziale Ungleichheit · Stad en platteland · Stadt · Stadtbevölkerung

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Unique citing works759
Citations per year18,67
Citation span1977 - 2025 (49)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 672

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