Back to basics in Malaysia and Thailand: The role of resource-based exports in their export-led growth

World Development

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-77

  Reinhardt, Nola ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Exports; Growth; Malaysia; Resource based industries; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPORT LED DEVELOPMENT; MANUFACTURED EXPORT;

MALAYSIA; THAILAND;

EID: 0034052227     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(99)00111-4     Document Type: Article

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