Political and economic freedom, fiscal policy, and growth nexus: Some empirical results for Fiji

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 234-245

  Gounder, Rukmani ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0036019295     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cep/20.3.234     Document Type: Article

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