The political economy of growth: A critical survey of the recent literature

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 351-371

  Alesina, Alberro ^a   Perotti, Roberto ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL ACCUMULATION; DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; INCOME INEQUALITY; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

EID: 0028585078     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/8.3.351     Document Type: Article

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