The lost decades: Developing countries' stagnation in spite of policy reform 1980-1998

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-157

  Easterly, William ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Debt crisis; Economic growth; Economic stagnation; Policy reforms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000360404     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011378507540     Document Type: Article

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