Relative effects of public versus private investment spending on economic efficiency and growth in developing countries

Applied Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1325-1336

  Odedokun, M O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; PUBLIC INVESTMENT;

EID: 0031420098     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036849700000023     Document Type: Article

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