Liberalization and productivity growth: The case of manufacturing industry in Nepal

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 205-222

  Sharma, Kishor ^a   Jayasuriya, Sisira ^b   Oczkowski, Edward ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LIBERALIZATION; MANUFACTURING; PRODUCTIVITY;

NEPAL;

EID: 0034040360     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713688311     Document Type: Article

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