Why are prices so low in Asia?

World Economy

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 897-911

  Falvey, Rod ^a   Gemmell, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia (East); Asia (Southeast); Economic growth; Pricing policy; Trade policy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; PRICING POLICY; TRADE POLICY;

(EAST); (SOUTHEAST); ASIA;

EID: 0032460859     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9701.00171     Document Type: Article

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