The Maturation and Growth of Infant Industries: The Case of Korea

World Development

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1271-1281

  Lee, Jaymin ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Growth; Infant industry; Maturation; Neoclassical view; Protection; Revisionist view

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; INDUSTRIAL GROWTH; INFANT INDUSTRY;

KOREA(SOUTH);

EID: 0031428927     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0305-750x(97)00035-1     Document Type: Article

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