Fiscal decentralization and poverty alleviation in a transitional economy: The case of Viet Nam

Asian Economic Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 353-378

  Rao, M Govinda ^a   Bird, Richard M ^a   Litvack, Jennie I ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; FISCAL REFORM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; TRANSITION ZONE; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

VIET NAM;

EID: 0032311248     PISSN: 13513958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8381.00068     Document Type: Article

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