Institutions and market reform in emerging economies: A rent seeking perspective

Public Choice

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 185-202

  Mudambi, Ram ^a,b   Navarra, Pietro ^c   Paul, Chris ^d  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036269915     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015687527568     Document Type: Review

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