Tariffs and growth in the late 19th century

Economic Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 463, 2000, Pages 456-483

  O'Rourke, Kevin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

EID: 0034106117     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00533     Document Type: Article

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