Privatization and economic growth: An empirical investigation from a sample of developing market economies

Applied Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-178

  Plane, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

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EID: 0006926582     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368497327245     Document Type: Article

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