Globalization, convergence, and history

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 277-306

  Williamson, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ECONOMIC CHANGE; ECONOMIC CONVERGENCE; GLOBALISATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE;

EID: 0030499682     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700016454     Document Type: Article

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