Life during growth

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-276

  Easterly, William ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Democracy; Economic growth; Education; Environment; Health; Inequality; Infrastructure; Per capita income; Political instability; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001015388     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009882702130     Document Type: Article

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