The institutional and political framework of growth in an ethnically diverse society: The case of Malaysia

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 487-512

  Chowdhury, Anis ^a,c,d   Islam, Iyanatul ^b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Economics ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL APPROACH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; ETHNIC DIVERSITY; ETHNICITY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POLICY APPROACH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SHARED GROWTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0030324717     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.1996.9669669     Document Type: Article

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