Can an evolutionary approach to development predict post-war economic growth?

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1-30

  Putterman, Louis ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROWTH DETERMINATION; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; POST-WAR;

EID: 0034089801     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380008422626     Document Type: Article

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