A comparison of the economic performance of different micro-states, and between micro-states and larger countries

World Development

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 639-656

  Armstrong, H ^a   De Kervenoael, R J ^a   Li, X ^a   Read, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; NATIONAL ECONOMY; SMALL COUNTRY;

EID: 0032052377     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(98)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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