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The multi-decomposition of the Hirschman–Herfindahl index: measuring household inequality in Cameroon, 1996–2001

C. Chameni Nembua Faculty of Economics and Management, Department of Quantitative Economics, University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 27-34 | Published online: 13 Dec 2006

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