Demographic transitions and economic miracles in emerging Asia

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 419-455

  Bloom, David E ^a   Williamson, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROWTH DETERMINATION; POPULATION GROWTH;

(EAST); ASIA;

EID: 0032423411     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/12.3.419     Document Type: Article

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